The Eclipse Foundation’s Adoptium project has officially released its first set of Eclipse Temurin Java SE binaries, offering production-ready builds of the OpenJDK. These binaries support the latest versions of Java SE 8, Java SE 11, and Java SE 16, making them available for key platforms including Windows, Linux, and macOS on Intel 64-bit processors. While the initial release covers these platforms, the team plans to expand support to additional systems in the future, further broadening Temurin’s accessibility.
Announced on August 2, these Temurin builds are available for download from adoptium.net. The binaries are not only free to use but are also marketed as production-ready, meaning they are built to meet the performance and reliability demands of enterprise and mission-critical environments. Each release has undergone rigorous testing, including Oracle’s Java SE Technology Compatibility Kit (TCK) tests and Eclipse AQAvit tests, ensuring full compatibility and interoperability with other OpenJDK builds.
Eclipse Temurin’s mission is to offer Java developers a consistent and high-quality experience across different OpenJDK builds. As part of its open-source ethos, the project encourages Java vendors to adopt and reuse Temurin’s technology for both open-source and commercial products. This approach ensures that users can seamlessly transition between different OpenJDK builds while benefiting from vendor-specific customizations. Adoptium’s involvement with major industry players like Azul, IBM, Microsoft, and Red Hat underscores the importance of this project in the broader Java ecosystem.
Temurin’s release marks a significant evolution of the AdoptOpenJDK project, which has now been rebranded under the Adoptium name. The project provides a reliable and consistent OpenJDK build for production use, with the Microsoft Build of OpenJDK already leveraging Adoptium’s build scripts. By positioning itself as a central hub for high-quality OpenJDK distributions, Adoptium aims to provide developers with trusted tools that are optimized for production workloads across a variety of platforms.