Where you source your OpenJDK from can be important. As more and more ¡®supply chain¡¯ attacks become prevalent, organisations need to ensure that they source their open-source software from reputable and reliable sources.

Azul has just released the ¡®Zulu Community¡¯ for Java JDK 6 onwards, providing you a reliable source of OpenJDK builds. https://www.azul.com/downloads/zulu-community/

Being OpenJDK, it is free to download and use without restrictions, has both 32 and 64-bit JDKs and JREs. It also has builds for OpenJFX, Flight Recorder, Zulu Mission Control ¨C in tar, rpm or deb file formats.

If you choose to have a paid subscription for support of your OpenJDK Java, then it is a simple transition if you already use the Zulu Community JDK builds.

The changes in Java¡¯s release cadence and the disappearance of free quarterly updates from Oracle for older Java versions have resulted in various new JDK options for the Java community. The table below provides a comparison of these JDK options: the top half of the table outlines the features and capabilities of various builds of both open and closed-source JDKs, and the bottom highlights differences between the commercial support offerings from Azul and other vendors.

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There are choices to what Java build you can deploy and what support options you have for your production environments. Contact us if you want to learn more.