While it began as a slower and less supported version of Oracle JDK 7, developments through the years have rendered it a powerful resource for both public and commercial users alike.Ĭommercial users have traditionally utilized Oracle JDK in the workplace and for enterprise usage due to its perceived stability and support. It also has the added benefit of third-party closed and open source additions. Until the end of January 2019, OpenJDK implements free support from both Oracle and the open source Java community. Some of its most relevant productions include the Java Class Library-a set of standard class libraries that follow the mode of modern operating systems-and Hotspot, the Java virtual machine.

OpenJDK is licensed under the GNU General Public License version 2, with a linking exception, which has allowed its community to contribute critical components to the base JDK system. Oracle acquired the ecosystem as part of the Sun Microsystems deal in 2010. The Open Java Development Kit (OpenJDK) is a free, open-source implementation of the standard Oracle Java Platform (Oracle JDK) developed by Sun Microsystems in 2006. Read on to learn more about how Oracle’s announcement will impact the OpenJDK community, what challenges it presents, and what options you have in moving forward. If you’re thinking about migrating to OpenJDK or currently using it, you might be wondering what this decision means for you. While Oracle is looking forward to accelerating its Java development by shortening release cycles and focusing more efforts toward long-term profitability, this change has some developers concerned about the future of OpenJDK support. The company announced in 2018 that it would no longer be providing free OpenJDK support to JDK commercial users and would stop providing long-term support for OpenJDK binaries after January 2019.

With the dawn of the New Year, Oracle is making some major tweaks to its Java system (Oracle JDK) and Open Java Development Kit (OpenJDK). OpenJDK Support: What you need to know about support options for 2019

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