Julemøte i kjent javaBin stil: Java and OpenJDK: dissecting the ecosystem

Digger du pinnekjøtt og noe godt å drikke til? Da ønsker vi deg hjertelig velkommen til javaBins tradisjonelle julemøte på Teknologihuset torsdag 5. desember! (English below)

I år skal vår egen Rafael Winterhalter, leder av programkomiteen til JavaZone, snakke om hvordan det står til med Java-økosystemet, de ulike OpenJDK distribusjonene og den nye lisensmodellen.

The meeting will be held in English!

Agenda:

17:30 - Mingling og noe å drikke
18:00 - Innledning av javaBin
18:15 - Foredrag: Java and OpenJDK: dissecting the ecosystem
19:15 - Julemat (pinnekjøtt) og drikke. Ønsker du alternativ mat eller har allergier, er det bare å gi oss beskjed.

Abstract, "Java and OpenJDK: dissecting the ecosystem":

With its ninth version, the Java platform has shifted gear and introduced biannual releases. This was quickly followed by a license change where Oracle, the steward of Java, now publishes a commercial and a non-commercial release of the OpenJDK while other vendors also took more space to promote their alternative builds. And in another flood of news, the Java EE specification was terminated and resolved into the Jakarta EE namespace.

A lot has been happening in the traditionally conservative Java ecosystem, to say the least, and many users are wondering if they can still rely on the platform. This talk offers orientation to those that wonder about the state of Java, explains the OpenJDK project including its builds and licensing and summarizes the changes that have been, what to expect and why the recent change of pace is good news to the community.

English:

Welcome to javaBin's Christmas meetup! This year, as always, we will serve traditional Norwegian Christmas dinner (lamb ribs) and something good to drink. Let us know if you have any allergies or want alternative food.

Our speaker is our own Rafael Winterhalter, leader of the JavaZone program comitee, who will the talk "Java and OpenJDK: dissecting the ecosystem" (see abstract above).

The meetup will start at 18:00.