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Java 11 JDK end-of-life date correct? #226

Closed MarkvanOsch closed 2 days ago

MarkvanOsch commented 2 days ago

Hi, I see on the Java 11 page that the end of life is set on oct 2024: https://javaalmanac.io/jdk/11/

But on the page of Adoptium I see that this Java 11 JDK (Eclipse Temurin) is expected to be available until at least oct 2027: https://adoptium.net/support/#_release_roadmap

Why this mismatch in end of life dates, or am I'm misunderstanding this meaning of end of life?

marchof commented 2 days ago

@MarkvanOsch Thanks for the hint! The problem is that there is no official EOL date for OpenJDK releases. Every vendor can decide on its own how long public or private updates are provided. Also the number is probably outdated. I'll do some research.

marchof commented 2 days ago

Wikipedia has a nice overview of EOL dates of different vendors: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Java_version_history

MarkvanOsch commented 2 days ago

@marchof I like your website with overview more, all info nice together. So I hope we can make a community effort to keep it up to date. 👌

I think for most the OSS/public end of life date is the most important. How to get that clear per JDK supplier? Or maybe the most recommended OSS JDK in the industry as adoptium/eclipse temurin at the moment.

marchof commented 2 days ago

@MarkvanOsch Following your proposal I updates the EOL dates with the Eclipse Temurin dates.