Java Collections Default Implementation Choices: Groovy’s Opinion how-to Nov 23, 2009 4 mins Software Development ...

Dalibor Topic announced that With Java SE 7 and JDK 7 being released, and with OpenJDK as the official Java SE 7 reference implementation, that it was finally time to retire the non open source ...

Starting this month, when people are prompted to update to the next version of Java, they’ll be asked if they want to make Yahoo their default search engine on Chrome and Internet Explorer.

The Java update goes one step further to minimize repeat incidents, as well -- it makes the "high" setting the default and asks permission before it launches any applet that wasn't officially signed.

The root issue, he said, lies in the default settings in place in the Java Control Panel. Signed applications and self-signed applications both are granted elevated privileges by default.

Canonical has announced that OpenJDK 11 has become the default Java package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, replacing OpenJDK 10. The move comes days after Red Hat announced its stewardship of OpenJDK 11.