I agree with these recommendations: 1) Definitively bundle your own JRE. You can't assume people have Java installed anymore, and it's very nice to be able to test your app on exactly the Java version you know your users will be running on. 2) For legal reasons, definitively do not use the Oracle one--use one of the OpenJDK ones. I use https://www.azul.com/downloads/zulu-community . For all practical purposes, it's the exact same piece of software as the Oracle one--just with a different license agreement.
-- Eirik From: Emilio G.C. <rarei...@outlook.com> Sent: Sunday, September 15, 2019 6:20 PM To: Jerome Lelasseux <lelass...@yahoo.com> Cc: users@netbeans.apache.org Subject: Re: Releasing a Netbeans platform application to the general public Some extra info from Wikipedia, in case you want to consider other JDK bundling options: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenJDK#OpenJDK_builds [Image removed by sender.]<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenJDK#OpenJDK_builds> OpenJDK - Wikipedia<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenJDK#OpenJDK_builds> OpenJDK (Open Java Development Kit) is a free and open-source implementation of the Java Platform, Standard Edition (Java SE). It is the result of an effort Sun Microsystems began in 2006. The implementation is licensed under the GNU General Public License (GNU GPL) version 2 with a linking exception.Were it not for the GPL linking exception, components that linked to the Java class library ... en.wikipedia.org ________________________________ From: Jerome Lelasseux <lelass...@yahoo.com> Sent: Sunday, September 15, 2019 16:06 To: Jerome Lelasseux <lelass...@yahoo.com.INVALID>; Emilio G. C. <rarei...@outlook.com> Cc: users@netbeans.apache.org <users@netbeans.apache.org> Subject: Re: Releasing a Netbeans platform application to the general public Thanks all for your feedback. I checked the new Oracle license : I understood that I can use JRE on my own computer, but I can NOT bundle it and redistribute it. So I have the following choices: 1/ bundle a JRE and it must be OpenJDK or 2/ have the installer check if a JRE is there, and if not, ask user to install a JRE on its own (then he can choose Oracle or whatever). I assume that after JRE installation my Netbeans app will automatically find this JRE ? InnoSetup is probably be a good idea: I guess it's more powerful and flexible than Netbeans installers, but I'm concerned by the time needed to learn yet another topic... Does InnoSetup simplifies the "installer signing" ? As some of you seem curious, here is a video I just finished today. It's a private link for preview only, because web site is not online yet, etc. https://youtu.be/v80Wm6joYxs Le dimanche 15 septembre 2019 à 21:59:03 UTC+2, Emilio G. C. <rarei...@outlook.com> a écrit : Something else to note, if you bundle the JRE, make sure Oracle's new licensing fits your case. I must admit I don't quite understand it fully, but in the case of the newest Java 8 releases, it might be something to consider. Emilio ________________________________ From: Jerome Lelasseux <lelass...@yahoo.com.INVALID> Sent: Sunday, September 15, 2019 14:36 To: Emilian Bold <emilian.b...@gmail.com> Cc: NetBeans Mailing <users@netbeans.apache.org> Subject: Re: Releasing a Netbeans platform application to the general public I see. I thought most Windows users had a JRE installed... Bundling a JRE adds 40MB to my 18MB package, it's a pity... Is there a way to do it simply directly from Netbeans ? I'll need 2 different packages for 32/64bits ? Same for the signing process, no idea from where to start, I'll Google it but if you have some good pointer this will help ! Thank you. Le dimanche 15 septembre 2019 à 18:11:27 UTC+2, Emilian Bold <emilian.b...@gmail.com> a écrit : Especially for non technical users you can assume they will have no Java so you must include a JRE. I recommend AdoptOpenJDK 11. Signed installers would be nice if you don't want Windows to scare away your users. --emi dum., 15 sept. 2019, 18:22 Jerome Lelasseux <lelass...@yahoo.com.invalid> a scris: Hello, I develop in my spare time a Netbeans platform music application targeted at individual musicians (professional or amateur). The application is based on NB11/Java7. I test it on Win10(x64) and on a Linux Mint distribution, though I expect most of the users will be on Windows. At the beginning I won't release a Mac version. In a few weeks I will put it online for the first time, and I'm interested to get recommendations from experienced people regarding possible installation/configuration problems on user machines. For example is it realistic to assume that most users will have Oracle JRE7 already installed ? Is it better to embed a JRE in my download package ? etc. Thanks Jerome
