InfoWorld

OpenJDK proposal would provide Java class file API

Java would get an API for processing Java class files, under a proposal afoot in the Java community. The draft classfile API proposal calls for provision of an API for parsing, generating, and ...
ZDNet

Canonical's OpenJDK builds promise Java devs more speed - and a whopping 12 years of security support

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 ...
techtimes

It’s Official: Android N Will Use OpenJDK, Not Oracle’s Java APIs

Google has confirmed that it'll be switching to OpenJDK for Java application programming interfaces (APIs) and will no longer use Oracle's proprietary Java Development Kit (JDK) beginning with Android ...
VentureBeat

Google confirms next Android version will use Oracle’s open-source OpenJDK for Java APIs

Google is replacing its implementation of the Java application programming interfaces (APIs) in Android with OpenJDK, the open source version of Oracle’s Java Development Kit (JDK). The news first ...
Ars Technica

Android N switches to OpenJDK, Google tells Oracle it is protected by the GPL

The Oracle v. Google legal battle over the use of Java in Android keeps on going, but this week Google made a change to Android that it hopes will let the company better navigate its current legal ...