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<p> Hi Ceki, </p>
<p><b>Release Announcement: General Availability of Java 13 / JDK 13
[1] </b><br>
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<ul>
<li>JDK 13, the reference implementation of Java 13, is now
Generally Available. </li>
<li>GPL-licensed OpenJDK builds from Oracle are available here: <a
href="https://jdk.java.net/13" moz-do-not-send="true">https://jdk.java.net/13</a></li>
<li>Release notes - <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://jdk.java.net/13/release-notes">https://jdk.java.net/13/release-notes</a><br>
</li>
</ul>
<p> This release includes the following five features: <br>
</p>
<ul>
<li>350: Dynamic CDS Archives</li>
<li>351: ZGC: Uncommit Unused Memory</li>
<li>353: Reimplement the Legacy Socket API</li>
<li>354: Switch Expressions (Preview)</li>
<li>355: Text Blocks (Preview)</li>
</ul>
<p>Along with many smaller enhancements and bug fixes.<br>
</p>
<ul>
</ul>
Thanks to everyone who contributed JDK 13, whether by creating
features or enhancements, logging bugs, or downloading and testing
the early-access builds.
<p><b>JDK 14 EA build 14, under both the GPL and Oracle EA licenses,
is now available at </b><b><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://jdk.java.net/14" moz-do-not-send="true">http://jdk.java.net/14</a></b><b>
.</b></p>
<ul>
<li>JEPs targeted to JDK 14, so far</li>
<ul>
<li>352 - <a href="https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/352">Non-Volatile
Mapped Byte Buffers</a></li>
</ul>
<li>Release Notes <br>
</li>
<ul>
<li><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://jdk.java.net/14/release-notes">https://jdk.java.net/14/release-notes</a><br>
</li>
</ul>
<li>Recent Bug fixes of Interest</li>
<ul>
<li>Build 14:</li>
<ul>
<li>8229785: MethodType::fromMethodDescriptorString requires
"getClassLoader" permission</li>
<li>8212117: Classes are now loaded and linked by
Class.forName()</li>
<li>8228854: Default ErrorListener No Longer Reports Warnings
and Errors to the Console </li>
</ul>
</ul>
<li><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk/jdk/log?rev=reverse%28%22jdk-14%2B13%22%3A%3A%22jdk-14%2B14%22-%22jdk-14%2B13%22%29&revcount=1000">Changes
in this build</a> [14]</li>
</ul>
<p><b>Quality Report for September 2019 is available</b><br>
</p>
<ul>
<li><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://wiki.openjdk.java.net/display/quality/Quality+Outreach+report+September+2019">https://wiki.openjdk.java.net/display/quality/Quality+Outreach+report+September+2019</a></li>
</ul>
<ul>
</ul>
<p>Rgds,Rory</p>
[1] <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/jdk-dev/2019-September/003335.html">https://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/jdk-dev/2019-September/003335.html</a><br>
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Rgds,Rory O'Donnell
Quality Engineering Manager
Oracle EMEA, Dublin,Ireland</pre>
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