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From: Georgy Yakovlev <gyakovlev@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev-announce@l.g.o
Cc: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-dev] Last rites: dev-java/oracle-{jdk,jre}-bin and revdeps
Date: Sun, 19 Apr 2020 04:10:52
Message-Id: 20200418211045.ddaf3c21ea86c2863c00f7cb@gentoo.org
1 # Georgy Yakovlev <gyakovlev@g.o> (2020-04-18)
2 # Unmaintained, vulnerable oracle java ebuilds, even fetching distfiles
3 # requires agreement to restrictive license
4 # Revdeps that still depend on oracle variants require javafx
5 # Please use icedtea or openjdk instead.
6 # Removal in 30 days.
7 # https://bugs.gentoo.org/681828
8 dev-java/oracle-jdk-bin
9 dev-java/oracle-jre-bin
10 app-forensics/sleuthkit
11 app-text/jabref-bin
12 dev-java/netbeans-platform
13 dev-java/netbeans-harness
14 games-util/pogo-manager-bin
15 net-p2p/bisq
16 sci-mathematics/geogebra
17
18
19
20 Oracle java has been maintainer-needed since august 2019,
21 no one stepped up.
22 Removal in 30 days.
23
24 If someone wants to save the javafx revdeps, best way will be
25 packaging zulufx community [1], I can provide some guidance
26 on packaging it, should not be too hard.
27
28 --
29 Georgy Yakovlev <gyakovlev@g.o>
30
31 [1] https://www.azul.com/downloads/zulu-community/?version=java-8-lts&os=linux&package=jdk-fx

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Re: [gentoo-dev] Last rites: dev-java/oracle-{jdk,jre}-bin and revdeps "Haelwenn (lanodan) Monnier" <contact@×××××××××.me>
Re: [gentoo-dev] Last rites: dev-java/oracle-{jdk,jre}-bin and revdeps Georgy Yakovlev <gyakovlev@g.o>