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[CLOSED] Oracle Java SE vs OpenJDK

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April 29, 2019, 03:32 PM
C Fontaine
[CLOSED] Oracle Java SE vs OpenJDK
It started out as a simple Java upgrade due to vulnerability issues. Now we are looking at going to OpenJDK since Oracle is charging for maintenance onr Java SE. Is anyone using OpenJDK and if so, what issues have you seen?

Thanks,

Chuck Fontaine

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Prod: WebFOCUS 8.1.05M Dev: WebFOCUS 8.1.05M

Windows 2012 Server / Apache/Tomcat 7.0.33 /

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April 29, 2019, 03:55 PM
BabakNYC
I'm not sure about 8.105 but I think the 8.2xx is now shipped with OpenJDK for the very reason you mention. See below:
https://techsupport.informatio...bf/java_support.html


WebFOCUS 8206, Unix, Windows
April 30, 2019, 12:20 PM
C Fontaine
Thanks for your response, BabakNYC. It looks like OpenJDK is included with 8.2.05, but we will be upgrading to 8.2.04 soon. If no one has made the move to OpenJDK yet or experienced any issues, I will close this thread shortly.


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April 30, 2019, 12:30 PM
BabakNYC
I think to be safe, you ought to call IB Tech support to find out what they say about it. I don't think it's been certified but it might still be supported.


WebFOCUS 8206, Unix, Windows
May 01, 2019, 04:35 AM
Frans
We run 8204 with OpenJDK without any issues.


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May 01, 2019, 12:35 PM
C Fontaine
Thanks BabakNYC. You are right in that it is supported but not certified. We are going to go for it.

Thanks Fran. That's what I needed to hear.

Chuck


Prod: WebFOCUS 8.1.05M Dev: WebFOCUS 8.1.05M

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Output: AHTML/HTML/PDF/EXCEL