I don’t think they are arbitrary from the perspective of a business. LTS JDK builds offer bug and security fixes for an increased amount of time compared to non

I don’t think they are arbitrary from the perspective of a business. LTS JDK builds offer bug and security fixes for an increased amount of time compared to non-LTS versions. Unless your business is keen on upgrading the JDK every 1.5 quarters it’s simply easier to rely on LTS versions. The LTS support guarantees are even true for non-Oracle JDK builds. For example, Amazon Coretto also follows the LTS cycle.