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On 8/28/2018 4:17 PM, Eric Douglas wrote:
> What Java version do you run?  Do you code for a business?  What size?
> 
> I saw this article yesterday.
> https://jaxenter.com/java-influencers-series-part-3-148682.html
> They ask if everyone is planning to upgrade to 11 just because it's about to be the only version with long term support.
> 
> My current business is a small business.  We started on 6 and moved to 7 and 8 because it was a pretty smooth transition.  9+ sounds like a lot more work, so we plan to move to 11 for the LTS but could be awhile before we fit that into our schedule.
> 
> I saw a job ad for a Java developer for a large business and they mentioned Java 6... They also mentioned Oracle software so no doubt they have a paid long term support contract for that..

The SUN/Oracle policy has always been that if you pay you can get
support for a very long time, but that patches for free stopped after
some years.

Java 6

Release December 2006
Free: end patches June 2013 (+7 years)
Paid: end extended support December 2018 (+12 years)

Java 7

Release July 2011
Free: end patches May 2015 (+4 years)
Paid: end extended support July 2022 (+11 years)

Java 8

Release March 2014
Free: end patches January 2019 for commercial (+5 years)
Paid: end extended support March 2025 (+11 years)

Java 11

Release September 2018
Free: Oracle refer to OpenJDK
         openjdk.java.net will supposedly not offer long term support
         adoptopenjdk.net will per https://adoptopenjdk.net/support.html 
provide patches until September 2022 (+4 years)
Paid: end extended support September 2026 (+8 years)

I think that the viable route forward for many Java users will be to:
* continue with free Oracle Java 8 until January
* upgrade to OpenJDK 11 from adoptopenjdk.net

The alternative must be to pay.

But if that is the choice then I would make sure to get quotes
from other vendors like IBM and Azul before buying from Oracle to
make sure you get the best price.

Arne

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