OpenJDK

What is OpenJDK?

Java is a high-level, class-based, object-oriented programming language that is designed to have as few implementation dependencies as possible. It is a general-purpose programming language intended to let programmers write once, run anywhere (WORA), meaning that compiled Java code can run on all platforms that support Java without the need for recompilation. Java applications are typically compiled to bytecode that can run on any Java virtual machine (JVM) regardless of the underlying computer architecture.

 

The entire lifecycle of OpenJDK

The following figure shows you the visualised product life cycle of OpenJDK. You can see all releases with the latest patch version, the long-term support characteristics (orange flag in the green circle, the periods for version provision, maintenance and support.

Figure: Release, patch and end-of-life cycle of product OpenJDK (Oracle)

 

What is the OpenJDK release strategy?

All releases, including LTS release of OpenJDK, are supported for 6 months, meaning the release of a new major version of OpenJDK will end support for the previous major version.

Facts and figures about OpenJDK

 

 

Keywords

OpenJDK

 

Oracle

 

Programming language

 

Release

 

Version

 

Major

 

Minor

 

Patch

 

End-of-life

 

EOL

 

Support

 

End-of-support

 

EOS

 

Maintenance

 

End-of-maintenance

 

EOM

 

Security

 

Long-term support

 

LTS

 

Vulnerabilities

 

Common vulnerabilities & exposures

 

CVE

 

Security