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Isn't the recommended way of distributing Java applications nowadays to bundle a custom JRE with it? Wasn't project jigsaw especially created to be able to just

by foepys 5y ago

Isn't the recommended way of distributing Java applications nowadays to bundle a custom JRE with it? Wasn't project jigsaw especially created to be able to just bundle libraries and/or classes the application requires instead of the whole JRE?

tadfisher 5y ago
Yes. The official stance of the OpenJDK organization is that there is no such thing as a "JRE" anymore, and applications are expected to use jlink or similar to bundle a customized Java runtime. The distributions that matter here are for the JDK, which simply provides the "full" Java runtime along with developer tools such as javac and jlink.
Am_I_Right 5y ago
Yup, you go and explain that to, say. Ubiquiti. Their network management software still requires end-users to download JRE v8 (and noothing else: it won't work). And, once end-users do that, they get sued by Oracle. But, serves them right, right?
- easton 5y ago
  Install OpenJDK's v8 JRE instead. sudo apt-get install openjdk-8-jre-headless -y on ubuntu. Works fine with UniFi Controller. (what do you think they use on the cloud key?)
- kaba0 5y ago
  Yeah I can all hear the millions of people being sued for downloading JRE. Where are they?