Changes in Oracle Java SE Release Process - POV
Some time back Oracle announced significant changes in the way Java SE versions will be released and the public support changes which is provided by Oracle. Also, there are changes in the way new Java SE releases are named. This POV highlights those points so that applications and developers may have good understanding on these aspects.
Before proceeding, let's understand why there is a need to upgrade to latest version of any software which we are using. In every upgraded version of software, some new features or some modifications to existing features or some security patches of latest identified vulnerabilities are included. If we don't migrate our applications to latest version of software, we will not only lose the opportunity to use new or modified features but our applications will become more vulnerable as it will not have the security patches to safeguard our application towards new security threats. So, the software vendors keep providing software patches time to time to meet the above needs.