It looks like this isn't going to happen:
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=910407#15
** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #910407
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=910407
--
You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu
Bugs, which
I'm aware of this, I was merely pointing out that the lack of oracle
updates for java 8 now removes one of the possible workarounds, making
the only still-working workaround.
I'm not familiar with the rules on the Ubuntu Bugtracker, but doesn't
this effectively now make this a "security" bug?
As of a few weeks ago, Oracle will no longer supply free updates
(security or otherwise) to oracle-jdk/jre-8. So now the only way to get
Java 8-only applications, which still constitute a large portion is to
use pinning of the openjfx package.
--
You received this bug notification because you
The problem with the "get oracle java" workaround is that oracle java is
no longer free (as in beer):
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javaseproducts/overview/javasesubscriptionfaq-4891443.html
--
You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu
Bugs, which is
Public bug reported:
In 18.10, the openjfx package now provides a version that is for use
with the newly released Java 11. However, this openjfx package is
incompatible with the still available openjdk-8-{jdk,jre} packages. The
current reality is that many Java applications are not yet compatible
