Re: Will Java 21 make it to IBM i 7.5?

[Vern Hamberg <vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Richard

The version 8 thing has to do with Oracle and people still using it. 
Their extended support of 8 ends in 2030.

I checked the pages that say what is supported by release - I think 7.6 
does 17, 21, and 8, 7.5 lists 11, 17, and 8, according to this page -

https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/i/7.6.0?topic=server-support-multiple-java-development-kits-jdks

*Regards*

*Vern Hamberg*

IBM Champion 2025 <cid:part1.0G4n91fw.PxZ3lTRu@centurylink.net> CAAC 
(COMMON Americas Advisory Council) IBM Influencer 2023

On 4/22/2025 12:14 PM, Richard Schoen wrote:
> It's kind of a bummer that Java 8 is still the gold standard for IBMi.
>
> I would think that they should support at least from Java 11 forward  11, 17, 21, 23. Did I miss any ?
>
> Regards,
> Richard Schoen
> Web:http://www.richardschoen.net
> Email:richard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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> message: 3
> date: Tue, 22 Apr 2025 10:09:30 -0400
> from: Rob Berendt<robertowenberendt@xxxxxxxxx>
> subject: Re: Will Java 21 make it to IBM i 7.5?
>
> IBM says:  "IBM recommends using JDK v8.0 as your default JDK version on your IBM i server." and it's not looking good for Java 21 on IBM i 7.5 as per
> https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/686083
>
> On Tue, Apr 22, 2025 at 10:05?AM Rob Berendt<robertowenberendt@gmailcom>
> wrote:
>
> > I hate emails designed to make you think that Java 21 is available for
> > IBM i 7.5 but the link only mentions IBM i 7.6
> >
> > IBM i 7.5 Preventative Service Planning IBM i