Re: VSI has updated VMS roadmap

On Fri, 10 Jan 2025 09:13 +0000 (GMT Standard Time), John Dallman wrote:

In article <vlp9p9$3gm3m$1@dont-email.me>, arne@vajhoej.dk (Arne Vajhøj)
wrote:
 

* Java 8 update 412B and 412C are expected this month (no timeline
   for Java 17 provided)

 
Skip it and go straight to Java 21?

Does it have to be either/or?

    ldo@theon:~> apt-cache search -n openjdk.\*jre
    openjdk-11-jre - OpenJDK Java runtime, using Hotspot JIT
    openjdk-11-jre-headless - OpenJDK Java runtime, using Hotspot JIT (headless)
    openjdk-11-jre-zero - Alternative JVM for OpenJDK, using Zero
    openjdk-11-jre-dcevm - Alternative VM for OpenJDK 11 with enhanced class redefinition
    openjdk-17-jre - OpenJDK Java runtime, using Hotspot JIT
    openjdk-17-jre-headless - OpenJDK Java runtime, using Hotspot JIT (headless)
    openjdk-17-jre-zero - Alternative JVM for OpenJDK, using Zero
    openjdk-20-jre - OpenJDK Java runtime, using Hotspot JIT
    openjdk-20-jre-headless - OpenJDK Java runtime, using Hotspot JIT (headless)
    openjdk-20-jre-zero - Alternative JVM for OpenJDK, using Zero
    openjdk-21-jre - OpenJDK Java runtime, using Hotspot JIT
    openjdk-21-jre-headless - OpenJDK Java runtime, using Hotspot JIT (headless)
    openjdk-21-jre-zero - Alternative JVM for OpenJDK, using Zero
    openjdk-22-jre - OpenJDK Java runtime, using Hotspot JIT
    openjdk-22-jre-headless - OpenJDK Java runtime, using Hotspot JIT (headless)
    openjdk-22-jre-zero - Alternative JVM for OpenJDK, using Zero
    openjdk-23-jre - OpenJDK Java runtime, using Hotspot JIT
    openjdk-23-jre-headless - OpenJDK Java runtime, using Hotspot JIT (headless)
    openjdk-23-jre-zero - Alternative JVM for OpenJDK, using Zero
    openjdk-24-jre - OpenJDK Java runtime, using Hotspot JIT
    openjdk-24-jre-headless - OpenJDK Java runtime, using Hotspot JIT (headless)
    openjdk-24-jre-zero - Alternative JVM for OpenJDK, using Zero
    openjdk-8-jre - OpenJDK Java runtime, using Hotspot JIT
    openjdk-8-jre-headless - OpenJDK Java runtime, using Hotspot JIT (headless)
    openjdk-8-jre-zero - Alternative JVM for OpenJDK, using Zero
    nvidia-openjdk-8-jre - Obsolete OpenJDK Java runtime, for NVIDIA applications