Oracle Extends Java JDK 8 Updates To 2019

Interestingly, JDK 8 will get public updates even after the updates for the latest versions of Java JDK 9 and JDK 10 complete.

Oracle has extended public updates for the Java Development Kit (JDK) 8 until at least January 2019. These had to be completed by September 2018.

With this extension, there will be additional quarterly updates in October 2018 and January 2019 for Version 8 of the JDK, which is based on Java Standard Edition 8. They will be free for use on general-purpose computers.

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Oracle also pointed out other support terms for Java:

• He reiterated that the applets, which have been based on a vanishing browser add-on model, will continue to be compatible with Java SE 8 until at least March 2019, depending on the continuous support in the browsers.

• Oracle will extend commercial Java Web Start support in Java SE 8 for commercial use, or when used with Oracle products that have a Web Start dependency, until at least March 2025. Support should end in March 2019.

Launched in March 2014, JDK 8 was replaced by the release of JDK 9 in September 2017. JDK 8 will receive updates for longer than JDK 9 or JDK 10. Oracle will only offer public updates for JDK 9 through March. 2018, with Oracle advising users to move to JDK 10, which is sent that month. JDK 10, on the other hand, is only scheduled to have public updates until September 2018, when JDK 11 is published, also identified as 18.9 LTS (Long-term Support). LTS releases expire every three years. The time period for public updates to JDK 11 has not yet been determined.

With the release of JDK 9, Oracle went on a six-month launch schedule with standard Java. The releases came approximately every three years.