Oracle continues to work with the Java Community to advance the Java Platform, Standard Edition (Java SE). Developer builds are now available for the upcoming Java Development Kit (JDK) 8, which ...

Oracle proposes production, distribution changes to Java SE Along with a new proposed release model, the changes are designed to support cloud-driven developer needs.

For one, a loosening of Oracle’s control could entice other contributors to Java to participate more. Java development has had other participants, including IBM, Red Hat, and SAP.