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> Java 1.8 is good enough for eternity, so they have to break it to keep getting a salary.

Java 8 is an antiquated runtime that under performs in all categories against other modern runtimes.

> What needs to be fixed in Java is the Virtual Thread pinning, and that is probably the last usable feature they will ever be able to add.

It is fixed. Go download the EA release.

> They are also trying to deprecate AWT, for their non open-source JavaFX.

FX is under the same license as OpenJDK (GPL) and available on Github.

>non open-source JavaFX

Is there a non open-source JavaFX? The only version of JavaFX I know of is GPLv2

> Java 1.8 is good enough for eternity, so they have to break it to keep getting a salary.

I don't know, there are quality of life improvement that I quite like in more recent versions.

> They are also trying to deprecate AWT, for their non open-source JavaFX.

JavaFX is GPL with a classpath exception, what are you talking about?

> Make your own encryption.

Why? That's generally considered bad advice.