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ZDNET's key takeaways
With Ubuntu Pro, Canonical's OpenJDK build includes 12 years of support.
'Chiseled' builds are faster, more secure than other OpenJDK builds.
Canonical is aligning Ubuntu's and OpenJDK's release cadences.
Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu Linux, has announced the introduction of its own certified OpenJDK builds. With 90% of Fortune 500 companies relying on Java for their backend development, this move is designed to address the growing complexity and security demands faced by Java developers.
It starts with Canonical committing, via an Ubuntu Pro subscription, to up to 12 years of security support for all OpenJDK Long Term Support (LTS) releases. This will extend the life cycle of legacy applications for the foreseeable future.
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For example, Java 8, which was released in 2014, is still used in approximately one-third of production deployments even though Oracle discontinued Premier Support in March 2022. Canonical, on the other hand, has extended security support for Java 8 until at least 2034. That's eight years longer than Red Hat and four years longer than Azul Zulu.
You can rely on the Canonical OpenJDK releases for as long as you need them to be supported.
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