JDK 8 M7 update

hnha · on May 2, 2013

does anyone have experience with openjdk on windows? how well does it work for everyday end-users?

rlmw · on May 2, 2013

As of Java 7 openjdk is the basis for the official Oracle release of Java, and constitutes the reference implementation of Java SE. So if you've used any recent JDK release then you've used openjdk.

akulbe · on May 2, 2013

I think there are still some proprietary closed-source bits in the Oracle Java SE releases though.

I'm no expert, but I thought I'd read something to this effect when looking this up recently. (Just in the past couple days.)

cnahr · on May 2, 2013

It doesn't. OpenJDK provides no binaries for Windows as far as I'm aware. The build setup is pretty complex and requires a combination of Cygwin and Microsoft tools: http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk7/build/raw-file/tip/README-bu...

Basically, Oracle's JDK/JRE is the OpenJDK build for Windows that normal people can use. That's it.

John7s789 · on May 2, 2013

Is the use of OpenJDK along with any Java code free for commercial use?.. Or do companies that use OpenJDK have a chance to have Oracle charge them for using its technologies?..

cnahr · on May 3, 2013

Using OpenJDK is completely free, as far as I'm aware. Redistributing OpenJDK bits is covered by GPL2 with some Sun/Oracle amendments: http://openjdk.java.net/legal/

prg318 · on May 2, 2013

You might want to read over Oracle's OpenJDK FAQ: http://openjdk.java.net/faq/