I did not find a clear roadmap for Open JDK so it's unclear to me how long the versions will be supported.
I think Linux distributions will follow the LTS release cycle also, because of the same reasons. Here's a statement for Red Hat: https://access.redhat.com/articles/1299013 (at the bottom).
Most sources of information describe the Open JDK as a reference implementation which is less stable than the Oracle JDK.
Personally, I have almost no experience using Open JDK in productive, professional environments. There were problems years ago which I do not remember exactly and we use Oracle JDK since then.
I think we should support Oracle JDK because professional users most likely will use it and it would be a bad sign if OFBiz shows no official support for it.
I also don't like the release model but the costs are moderate and using the LTS version, there is no headache feature wise. Java 11 LTS will be stable until 2023 or 2026 if you choose the extended subscription. Lots of time to prepare for the next LTS version...
Best regards, Michael Brohl ecomify GmbH www.ecomify.de Am 28.07.18 um 10:06 schrieb Taher Alkhateeb:
I am beginning to wonder if we should consider moving to OpenJDK. I think I really dislike this release model with all the extra costs and headache involved. Are we stuck with Oracle JDK? Does anyone know of limitations or problems with OpenJDK? I vaguely remember font problems with the BIRT plugin but I cannot recall any serious issues. On Sat, Jul 28, 2018, 10:56 AM Michael Brohl <michael.br...@ecomify.de> wrote:Hi devs, a quick heads up for this topic. After following the release strategy and thinking more about it, I think that most users will go with a subscription model and subscribe for an LTS version. The costs are moderate [1] and I assume that few users will go through a repeating 6 month "early access - update - test - go live" circle for free Java versions. Java 11 EA is available [2] so we could start to test with it. The latest Intellij Idea already has support for Java 11, I suppose that it will come for Eclipse Photon shortly also. I wonder if we should base the OFBiz 17.12 release on Java 8 or Java 11. We have no fixed release date yet so we might have time to do it. Another way would be to make a new branch which will support Java 11. What do people think? Best regards, Michael Brohl ecomify GmbH www.ecomify.de [1] http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javaseproducts/overview/javasesubscriptionfaq-4891443.html [2] http://jdk.java.net/11/ Michael Brohl Geschäftsführer Fon +49 521 448 157-91 Fax +49 521 448 157-99 Mobil +49 160 3664918 Xing xing.com/profile/Michael_Brohl LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/michaelbrohl Company and Management Headquarters: ecomify GmbH, Gustav-Winkler-Str. 22, 33699 Bielefeld, Deutschland Fon: +49 521 448157-90, Fax: +49 521 448157-99, www.ecomify.de Court Registration: Amtsgericht Bielefeld HRB 41683 Chief Executive Officer: Martin Becker, Michael Brohl Am 29.01.18 um 17:21 schrieb Michael Brohl:Hi devs, this is just an initial information and dicussion starter to make everyone aware of this: the Oracle Java release model is changing from a feature based to a time based model [1]. One major drawback is that there will be no more public patch releases for older versions once a new release is published, if I understand correctly. We'll have to discuss if this affects the project in terms of support for the latest public Java releases. If we want to stay up-to-date according to the public releases, we'll have to establish a process to early check the new features and changes of a coming release and maybe release more often. We might even have to support the latest Java release along with the current LTS release to cover both users with and without commercial support? I'm not sure. What do you think? Best regards, Michael [1] https://www.azul.com/java-stable-secure-free-choose-two-three/
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