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

[Dan McDonald]

> On Nov 13, 2015, at 5:47 AM, Ludovic Orban <lorban at bitronix.be> wrote:
> 
> Quite frankly I wouldn't bother with a JDK 8 upgrade. JDK 8 is not
> 100% backwards compatible despite what Oracle says and IMHO the last
> bits of code in gate that rely on java should be gutted or rewritten.
> 
> Here is what I would do: stick to KYSTY by eventually upgrading to the
> latest OpenJDK 7 and telling users to install their own JDK if they
> want to use java as at some time in the future, OpenJDK won't be
> bundled anymore.

Well put, and what is actually going to happen.

So... anyone care to rewrite poold?!?  :)

Dan