[OmniOS-discuss] Upgrading Java to OpenJDK8 - any advice?

[Dan McDonald]

> On Nov 11, 2015, at 4:50 PM, Ben Summers <ben at bens.me.uk> wrote:
> 
> I've always assumed that using the built in java is a KYSTY violation, and using it would rely too much on OmniTI keeping it bang up to date. So we package our own.

To be fair, it's there solely to enable the last bits of illumos that need it (poold, I believe is the sole survivor).

The big reason I can think of to update it involves vulnerability patching.

Dan