End of Life notice for Java SE 6

General Discussions
#1

I just came across this from Oracle:

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/eol-135779.html

They say [quote]Java SE 6 will no longer be publicly available after July 2012. Customers interested in continued access to critical bug fixes and security fixes as well as general maintenance for JDK 6 have the option to purchase Oracle Lifetime Support.
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Is this just part of a normal pattern as a new Java SE, (7) becomes the standard? Or is it a new way to cook up revenues? I’ve only been working with Java since late 2009, and don’t know if this is something to be alarmed about or not. I worry because I am a refugee from Microsoft, where it seemed like they were always coming up with new ways to nick their developer base.

#2

standard practice. The only concern here is that they’re saying Java 6 - does that include the Java 6 Update X releases too? Because there hasn’t been a Java release after 6 for many years, except for the Update X releases.