Hi Jason/Tomaz, Early Access b01 <https://jdk8.java.net/download.html> for JDK 8u122 is available on java.net. Early Access b138 <https://jdk9.java.net/download/> for JDK 9 is available on java.net, summary of changes are listed here <http://download.java.net/java/jdk9/changes/jdk-9+138.html>;. Early Access b138 <https://jdk9.java.net/jigsaw/> (#5561) for JDK 9 with Project Jigsaw is available on java.net, summary of changes are listed here <http://www.java.net/download/java/jigsaw/archive/138/binaries/jdk-9+138.h...;. There have been a number of fixes to bugs reported by Open Source projects since the last availability email : * 8038348 - b137 - Instance field load is replaced by wrong data Phi * 8041480 - b137 - ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException when JTable contains certain string * 8145542 - b137 - The case failed automatically and thrown java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException exception. * 8151725 - b137 - [macosx] ArrayIndexOOB exception when displaying Devanagari text in JEditorPane There are two proposals requesting feedback via mailing lists : - More proposals for open JPMS issues [1] * One proposal to call out is #AwkwardStrongEncapsulation as this proposes to change setAccessible(true) so that it can't be used to break into non-public types/members in exported packages. This is a non-issue when using setAccessible to get access to non-public types/members of classes on the class path but will be an issue for code that uses this method to break into JDK-internals. We would appreciate as much help as possible testing these builds. If InaccessibleObjectException is thrown then examine the stack trace (run with -Dsun.reflect.debugModuleAccessChecks=true to uncover failed access attempts in code that shallows exceptions). If it looks like a library is attempting to access a non-public method or field of a platform class and make sure to *submit a bug in the issue tracker for the library.* - Proposal to Reorganize source classes in src.zip by modules [2] * This proposal might have a compatibility impact on IDEs or other tools that look in src.zip * Feedback via the jigsaw-dev mailing list Other points of interest: * JavaOne Presentations o Recorded Presentations <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdDhYMT2USoLdh4SZIsu_1g> * JDK 9 Schedule change proposal o for proposed schedule proposal see [3] Rgds,Rory [1] http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/jigsaw-dev/2016-September/009365.html [2] http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/jigsaw-dev/2016-October/009550.html [3] http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/jdk9-dev/2016-September/004887.html -- Rgds,Rory O'Donnell Quality Engineering Manager Oracle EMEA , Dublin, Ireland