Date: Thu, 9 Dec 2004 21:23:42 -0500 (EST) From: "Iang" <iang@iang.org> To: "Kris Kennaway" <kris@obsecurity.org> Cc: java@freebsd.org Subject: Re: linux-sun-jdk12 unfetchable Message-ID: <1789.82.70.142.134.1102645422.squirrel@82.70.142.134> In-Reply-To: <20041209224004.GA5608@xor.obsecurity.org> References: <20041209223454.GA5460@xor.obsecurity.org> <20041209224004.GA5608@xor.obsecurity.org>
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>> http://java.sun.com/webapps/download/Display?BundleId=9153 >> >> no longer works. Is this product still fetchable? >> >> Kris > > Same with j2sdkee13 and > > http://java.sun.com/webapps/download/Display?BundleId=9405 Sun has a very aggressive support calendar. From memory, once a release has been out for 6 months, the previous release is given a 6 month window, and after that it disappears from the site. They actually delete all the downloads. So, in effect, there is only a 12 month window to upgrade to the current release, before you get into all sorts of hot water. So I'd not be surprised if 1.3 was already gone, and also 1.4.1 is probably close to expiry as well; with the clock ticking on 1.4.2 as well. I think this is commercially insane, myself. It means that commercial suppliers of packages cannot in general support the Java releases that they are delivering to customers in any packaged form, as by the time it is rolled out, it's out of the 12 month window. But as a trend, tight windows are gathering force; Microsoft are now doing it too by ditching support for anything pre XP, so I don't see Sun backing off any time. (I read about this 2 months back in looking for a security file, which had gone ... breaking a whole platform ... but I'm not 100% clear on it: correct me if I'm wrong, anyone.) iang
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