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One huge difference for enterprise users is release cadence. OpenJDK will be updated much more rarely, on a quarterly cadence only, including for security patc
by thanatos_dem 8y ago
One huge difference for enterprise users is release cadence.
OpenJDK will be updated much more rarely, on a quarterly cadence only, including for security patches. So if you go the OpenJDK route, be ready to do some JDK-level patching yourself if you want to mitigate any zero-days that surface.
Fixes will also only be applied to the latest versions, so you'll need to be prepared to live on the bleeding edge and accept all the risks that come with that.
- itronitron 8y agoThe slower release cadence of openjdk makes it a good fit for enterprise users as they tend to also have a slower release cadence. Is anyone even using Java 9 or later?
- fulafel 8y agoLinux distributions will presumably do timely & backported patches.