When will OpenJDK 9 be available on FreeBSD? [closed]
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JDK 9 GA has been out for a while (since September 21, 2017), when will it be available natively on FreeBSD?
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JDK 9 GA has been out for a while (since September 21, 2017), when will it be available natively on FreeBSD?
freebsd jdk
edited May 17 at 22:08
Stephen Kitt
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asked May 17 at 16:16
Walter
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closed as too broad by Jeff Schaller, vonbrand, Scott, Romeo Ninov, Thomas May 19 at 9:53
Please edit the question to limit it to a specific problem with enough detail to identify an adequate answer. Avoid asking multiple distinct questions at once. See the How to Ask page for help clarifying this question. If this question can be reworded to fit the rules in the help center, please edit the question.
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When you write the port for it?
– Kusalananda
May 17 at 16:29
But why? What advantages does OpenJDK 9 have over Oracle's JDK? I had nothing but problems with programs refusing to run in OpenJDK (different versions) but never ever with Oracle's JDK or JRE for that matter. And still I see no reasons for excessive downvote of this trivial question.
– ajeh
May 17 at 22:10
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Bizarrely, one person thinks that this is a request for learning materials (It clearly is not.) and two more think that the answer would be too broad for this format (even though it would be a simple date).
– JdeBP
May 17 at 23:43
@ajeh unless you’re Oracle, you can’t port the Oracle JDK to another platform; any one can port OpenJDK. Basically, the latter is free software, the former isn’t (in the “libre†sense).
– Stephen Kitt
May 18 at 8:16
@StephenKitt And that's it? For a naive me a working JDK is miles ahead of a portable one.
– ajeh
May 18 at 13:56
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JDK 9 GA has been out for a while (since September 21, 2017), when will it be available natively on FreeBSD?
freebsd jdk
edited May 17 at 22:08
Stephen Kitt
140k22302363
asked May 17 at 16:16
Walter
5022616
JDK 9 GA has been out for a while (since September 21, 2017), when will it be available natively on FreeBSD?
freebsd jdk
edited May 17 at 22:08
Stephen Kitt
140k22302363
asked May 17 at 16:16
Walter
5022616
edited May 17 at 22:08
Stephen Kitt
140k22302363
edited May 17 at 22:08
Stephen Kitt
140k22302363
edited May 17 at 22:08
Stephen Kitt
140k22302363
140k22302363
asked May 17 at 16:16
Walter
5022616
asked May 17 at 16:16
Walter
5022616
asked May 17 at 16:16
Walter
5022616
5022616
closed as too broad by Jeff Schaller, vonbrand, Scott, Romeo Ninov, Thomas May 19 at 9:53
Please edit the question to limit it to a specific problem with enough detail to identify an adequate answer. Avoid asking multiple distinct questions at once. See the How to Ask page for help clarifying this question. If this question can be reworded to fit the rules in the help center, please edit the question.
closed as too broad by Jeff Schaller, vonbrand, Scott, Romeo Ninov, Thomas May 19 at 9:53
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When you write the port for it?
– Kusalananda
May 17 at 16:29
But why? What advantages does OpenJDK 9 have over Oracle's JDK? I had nothing but problems with programs refusing to run in OpenJDK (different versions) but never ever with Oracle's JDK or JRE for that matter. And still I see no reasons for excessive downvote of this trivial question.
– ajeh
May 17 at 22:10
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Bizarrely, one person thinks that this is a request for learning materials (It clearly is not.) and two more think that the answer would be too broad for this format (even though it would be a simple date).
– JdeBP
May 17 at 23:43
@ajeh unless you’re Oracle, you can’t port the Oracle JDK to another platform; any one can port OpenJDK. Basically, the latter is free software, the former isn’t (in the “libre†sense).
– Stephen Kitt
May 18 at 8:16
@StephenKitt And that's it? For a naive me a working JDK is miles ahead of a portable one.
– ajeh
May 18 at 13:56
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When you write the port for it?
– Kusalananda
May 17 at 16:29
But why? What advantages does OpenJDK 9 have over Oracle's JDK? I had nothing but problems with programs refusing to run in OpenJDK (different versions) but never ever with Oracle's JDK or JRE for that matter. And still I see no reasons for excessive downvote of this trivial question.
– ajeh
May 17 at 22:10
1
Bizarrely, one person thinks that this is a request for learning materials (It clearly is not.) and two more think that the answer would be too broad for this format (even though it would be a simple date).
– JdeBP
May 17 at 23:43
@ajeh unless you’re Oracle, you can’t port the Oracle JDK to another platform; any one can port OpenJDK. Basically, the latter is free software, the former isn’t (in the “libre†sense).
– Stephen Kitt
May 18 at 8:16
@StephenKitt And that's it? For a naive me a working JDK is miles ahead of a portable one.
– ajeh
May 18 at 13:56
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When you write the port for it?
– Kusalananda
May 17 at 16:29
When you write the port for it?
– Kusalananda
May 17 at 16:29
But why? What advantages does OpenJDK 9 have over Oracle's JDK? I had nothing but problems with programs refusing to run in OpenJDK (different versions) but never ever with Oracle's JDK or JRE for that matter. And still I see no reasons for excessive downvote of this trivial question.
– ajeh
May 17 at 22:10
But why? What advantages does OpenJDK 9 have over Oracle's JDK? I had nothing but problems with programs refusing to run in OpenJDK (different versions) but never ever with Oracle's JDK or JRE for that matter. And still I see no reasons for excessive downvote of this trivial question.
– ajeh
May 17 at 22:10
1
1
Bizarrely, one person thinks that this is a request for learning materials (It clearly is not.) and two more think that the answer would be too broad for this format (even though it would be a simple date).
– JdeBP
May 17 at 23:43
Bizarrely, one person thinks that this is a request for learning materials (It clearly is not.) and two more think that the answer would be too broad for this format (even though it would be a simple date).
– JdeBP
May 17 at 23:43
@ajeh unless you’re Oracle, you can’t port the Oracle JDK to another platform; any one can port OpenJDK. Basically, the latter is free software, the former isn’t (in the “libre†sense).
– Stephen Kitt
May 18 at 8:16
@ajeh unless you’re Oracle, you can’t port the Oracle JDK to another platform; any one can port OpenJDK. Basically, the latter is free software, the former isn’t (in the “libre†sense).
– Stephen Kitt
May 18 at 8:16
@StephenKitt And that's it? For a naive me a working JDK is miles ahead of a portable one.
– ajeh
May 18 at 13:56
@StephenKitt And that's it? For a naive me a working JDK is miles ahead of a portable one.
– ajeh
May 18 at 13:56
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Probably never; it looks like the next OpenJDK version which FreeBSD porters will work on is release 11, the next release with long-term support.
Of course as Kusalananda mentions in his comment, there’s nothing stopping you from porting OpenJDK 9 to FreeBSD!
answered May 17 at 22:06
Stephen Kitt
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I made my comment tongue in cheek, but the fact is that many open source porting efforts are driven by people needing to use the software they themselves are porting. I can't speak for the maintainers of OpenJDK on FreeBSD specifically, obviously.
– Kusalananda
May 17 at 22:30
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1 Answer
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active
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active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
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up vote
5
down vote
accepted
Probably never; it looks like the next OpenJDK version which FreeBSD porters will work on is release 11, the next release with long-term support.
Of course as Kusalananda mentions in his comment, there’s nothing stopping you from porting OpenJDK 9 to FreeBSD!
answered May 17 at 22:06
Stephen Kitt
140k22302363
1
I made my comment tongue in cheek, but the fact is that many open source porting efforts are driven by people needing to use the software they themselves are porting. I can't speak for the maintainers of OpenJDK on FreeBSD specifically, obviously.
– Kusalananda
May 17 at 22:30
add a comment |Â
up vote
5
down vote
accepted
Probably never; it looks like the next OpenJDK version which FreeBSD porters will work on is release 11, the next release with long-term support.
Of course as Kusalananda mentions in his comment, there’s nothing stopping you from porting OpenJDK 9 to FreeBSD!
answered May 17 at 22:06
Stephen Kitt
140k22302363
1
I made my comment tongue in cheek, but the fact is that many open source porting efforts are driven by people needing to use the software they themselves are porting. I can't speak for the maintainers of OpenJDK on FreeBSD specifically, obviously.
– Kusalananda
May 17 at 22:30
add a comment |Â
up vote
5
down vote
accepted
up vote
5
down vote
accepted
Probably never; it looks like the next OpenJDK version which FreeBSD porters will work on is release 11, the next release with long-term support.
Of course as Kusalananda mentions in his comment, there’s nothing stopping you from porting OpenJDK 9 to FreeBSD!
answered May 17 at 22:06
Stephen Kitt
140k22302363
Probably never; it looks like the next OpenJDK version which FreeBSD porters will work on is release 11, the next release with long-term support.
Of course as Kusalananda mentions in his comment, there’s nothing stopping you from porting OpenJDK 9 to FreeBSD!
answered May 17 at 22:06
Stephen Kitt
140k22302363
answered May 17 at 22:06
Stephen Kitt
140k22302363
answered May 17 at 22:06
Stephen Kitt
140k22302363
answered May 17 at 22:06
Stephen Kitt
140k22302363
140k22302363
1
I made my comment tongue in cheek, but the fact is that many open source porting efforts are driven by people needing to use the software they themselves are porting. I can't speak for the maintainers of OpenJDK on FreeBSD specifically, obviously.
– Kusalananda
May 17 at 22:30
add a comment |Â
1
I made my comment tongue in cheek, but the fact is that many open source porting efforts are driven by people needing to use the software they themselves are porting. I can't speak for the maintainers of OpenJDK on FreeBSD specifically, obviously.
– Kusalananda
May 17 at 22:30
1
1
I made my comment tongue in cheek, but the fact is that many open source porting efforts are driven by people needing to use the software they themselves are porting. I can't speak for the maintainers of OpenJDK on FreeBSD specifically, obviously.
– Kusalananda
May 17 at 22:30
I made my comment tongue in cheek, but the fact is that many open source porting efforts are driven by people needing to use the software they themselves are porting. I can't speak for the maintainers of OpenJDK on FreeBSD specifically, obviously.
– Kusalananda
May 17 at 22:30
add a comment |Â
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When you write the port for it?
– Kusalananda
May 17 at 16:29
But why? What advantages does OpenJDK 9 have over Oracle's JDK? I had nothing but problems with programs refusing to run in OpenJDK (different versions) but never ever with Oracle's JDK or JRE for that matter. And still I see no reasons for excessive downvote of this trivial question.
– ajeh
May 17 at 22:10
1
Bizarrely, one person thinks that this is a request for learning materials (It clearly is not.) and two more think that the answer would be too broad for this format (even though it would be a simple date).
– JdeBP
May 17 at 23:43
@ajeh unless you’re Oracle, you can’t port the Oracle JDK to another platform; any one can port OpenJDK. Basically, the latter is free software, the former isn’t (in the “libre†sense).
– Stephen Kitt
May 18 at 8:16
@StephenKitt And that's it? For a naive me a working JDK is miles ahead of a portable one.
– ajeh
May 18 at 13:56