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

[Ben Summers]

> On 11 Nov 2015, at 21:58, Dan McDonald <danmcd at omniti.com> wrote:
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>> On Nov 11, 2015, at 4:50 PM, Ben Summers <ben at bens.me.uk> wrote:
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>> 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.
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> To be fair, it's there solely to enable the last bits of illumos that need it (poold, I believe is the sole survivor).
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> The big reason I can think of to update it involves vulnerability patching.

And that's why I don't think it's possible to use the built in one for anything. Are you committing to getting a Java update out the same day as Oracle?

Ben