Canonical has announced that OpenJDK 11 has become the default Java package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, replacing OpenJDK 10. The move comes days after Red Hat announced its stewardship of OpenJDK 11.

Java would be enhanced with the ability to succinctly import all packages exported by a module, under a proposal floating in the Java community. The plan would simplify the use of modular ...

“Google’s use of the Java API packages was not fair,” appeals court rules Oracle wants $8.8 billion, but that’s now for a lower court to determine.