The Microsoft Build of OpenJDK is now generally available, providing a no-cost distribution of open source Java that could vie with Oracle’s Java distributions for the hearts and minds of enterprise software developers.
Released May 25 after being in a preview phase since April, Microsoft Build of OpenJDK includes binaries for Java 11, based on OpenJDK 11.0.11+9 server and desktop environments on MacOS, Windows, and Linux. OpenJDK 11 releases of Microsoft Build of OpenJDK are long-term support (LTS) releases and will be updated quarterly. Microsoft Build of OpenJDK is downloadable from microsoft.com.
