OpenJDK

<p>OpenJDK (Open Java Development Kit) is a <a href="/facts/Free_and_open-source_software/1cHtjLCB">free and open-source</a> implementation of the <a href="/facts/Java_Platform%2c_Standard_Edition/1HMPhdsv">Java Platform, Standard Edition</a> (Java SE). It is the result of an effort <a href="/facts/Sun_Microsystems/VJ9EzEFd">Sun Microsystems</a> began in 2006, four years before the company was acquired by <a href="/facts/Oracle_Corporation/0z14FygH">Oracle Corporation</a>. The implementation is licensed under the <a href="/facts/GNU_General_Public_License/S75KhLSX">GNU General Public License 2</a> with a <a href="/facts/GPL_linking_exception/yBq2Qanv">linking exception</a>, preventing components that linked to the <a href="/facts/Java_Class_Library/ntRSwVde">Java Class Library</a> becoming subject to the terms of the GPL license. OpenJDK is the official <a href="/facts/Reference_implementation/k9B97xel">reference implementation</a> of Java SE since version 7, and is the most popular distribution of the JDK.
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OpenJDK