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Re: new JDK released 1.7.0_03

From	v_borchert@despammed.com (Volker Borchert)
Newsgroups	comp.lang.java.programmer
Subject	Re: new JDK released 1.7.0_03
Date	2012-02-18 06:54 +0000
Organization	Private site at Eddersheim, Germany
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Fredrik Jonson wrote:
> In <4f3c55ee$0$290$14726298@news.sunsite.dk> Arne Vajh??j wrote:
> 
> >  As far as I can see then OpenJDK does not even have a u3 only
> >  u2 and u4.
> 
> It seems that oracle have reserved odd releases solely for security updates,
> while feature releases are even numbered. I'm not suprised that they do the
> even numbered releases out in the open with openjdk, while keeping the odd
> releases with security fixes secret as long as possible.

I have been wondering for some time why they put major changes into
updates rather than teeny versions, e.g. 1.6.0_10 rather than 1.6.1

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  Re: new JDK released 1.7.0_03 Jan Burse <janburse@fastmail.fm> - 2012-02-15 11:12 +0100
    Re: new JDK released 1.7.0_03 Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2012-02-15 07:44 -0800
      Re: new JDK released 1.7.0_03 Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2012-02-15 20:04 -0500
    Re: new JDK released 1.7.0_03 markspace <-@.> - 2012-02-15 08:57 -0800
    Re: new JDK released 1.7.0_03 Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2012-02-15 20:03 -0500
      Re: new JDK released 1.7.0_03 Fredrik Jonson <fredrik@jonson.org> - 2012-02-16 06:20 +0000
        Re: new JDK released 1.7.0_03 Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2012-02-15 23:05 -0800
          Re: new JDK released 1.7.0_03 Fredrik Jonson <fredrik@jonson.org> - 2012-02-16 18:21 +0000
            Re: new JDK released 1.7.0_03 Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2012-02-16 11:42 -0800
              Re: new JDK released 1.7.0_03 Fredrik Jonson <fredrik@jonson.org> - 2012-02-17 05:25 +0000
                Re: new JDK released 1.7.0_03 Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2012-02-17 02:09 -0800
        Re: new JDK released 1.7.0_03 v_borchert@despammed.com (Volker Borchert) - 2012-02-18 06:54 +0000

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