The LJC is distributing using different formats. — Kirk
> On Nov 14, 2018, at 9:01 AM, Lars Bruun-Hansen <lbruunhan...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Not too impressed by Amazon Correto. So far they only provide .msi, .rpm, > etc, with no .zip/.tgz in sight. If you look at their .msi it doesn't > actually seem to be doing anything else than unpacking. Doesn't even set > PATH. Then why distribute as an .msi ? > > I'm waiting for someone to provide JDK as a .tgz/.zip bundle as it used to > be the case (AdoptOpenJDK has got this right), preferably to be exposed in > such a way so it can be fetched automatically by a build farm without > requiring popup accept of license. Heck, I hope someone will publish JDK > into a Maven repo some day so that the whole bundling idea can finally be > realized without hazzle. > > I'm hoping that distributing self-contained NetBeans Platform applications > would become easier in the future. Amazon Corretto doesn't help in this > respect. But yes, great to see diversity and Amazon's initiative is for > sure a testament to the JDK's omnipresence. > > Lars > > > On Wed, Nov 14, 2018 at 10:47 AM Geertjan Wielenga > <geertjan.wiele...@googlemail.com.invalid> wrote: > >> >> https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/opensource/amazon-corretto-no-cost-distribution-openjdk-long-term-support/ >> >> Gj >> >> On Wed, Nov 14, 2018 at 10:45 AM Geertjan Wielenga < >> geertjan.wiele...@googlemail.com> wrote: >> >>> Hi all, >>> >>> Just announced at Devoxx in Belgium: >>> >>> https://twitter.com/search?q=amazon+corretto >>> >>> - Downstream distribution of the Open JDK. >>> - No-cost long-term support. >>> - At least quarterly releases. >>> - Drop-in replacement. >>> - Multiplatform - Linux, Windows, Mac, Docker >>> >>> And it appears to be driven by James Gosling, founder of Java, and >>> probably the most famous NetBeans enthusiast. >>> >>> I believe we should consider orientating ourselves around Amazon >> Corretto. >>> >>> Gj >>> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@netbeans.incubator.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@netbeans.incubator.apache.org For further information about the NetBeans mailing lists, visit: https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/NETBEANS/Mailing+lists
