wrldwzrd89
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A screen shot illustrates this best.
Huh, didn't know that. I never go to java.com anymore, so little wonder.Java 8 is not meant for public deployment. Oracle is offering it to developers to help test it before common release. This does not stop anyone from using it, just recommended against.
Oracle has a notice here: http://www.java.com/en/download/faq/java8.xml
Sorry, if I'm nosy, but how do you end up with a development release without knowing it? Not going to java.com seems a strange reason.Huh, didn't know that. I never go to java.com anymore, so little wonder.
Oracle's TechNetwork is for developers and says as much, but you are correct. It doesn't make it clear at all that Java 8 is for developers and a Google search can take you straight to that download page without any indication. It's not the first on Google and if you start with downloads on Oracle it takes you to 7 on java.com, but from what I saw, I think we should be expecting lots of people to start installing it with realizing what they are getting.It sure isn't listed as a "development release" anywhere on Oracle's TechNetwork site.