The OpenJDK Quality Group is promoting the testing of FOSS projects with OpenJDK builds as a way to improve the overall quality of the release. This heads-up is part of a regular communication sent to the projects involved. To learn more about the program, and how-to join, please check here.

JavaFX Metal Early-Access Builds

Early access builds of JavaFX that implement the new macOS Metal graphics rendering pipeline are now available. These EA builds are provided as a convenience, so users don’t have to build from the “metal” branch of the openjdk/jfx-sandbox repository. The goal of these early access builds is to gather feedback as the team works on incorporating this feature into JavaFX. Feedback can be reported to the openjfx-dev mailing list.