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OpenJDK

OpenJDKJava Development Kit implementation.GPL-2.0
Field notes / 271OpenJDK
I / Function

Java Development Kit implementation.

OpenJDK's mainline repository provides source for building the JDK on Linux, macOS, AIX and Windows. Developers can produce JDK, documentation and test images, build individual Java modules or the HotSpot virtual machine, and run tiered tests. Its build system also supports cross-compilation for different target architectures.

Building the JDK · Reviewed 2026-11-03

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Awesome Open* · Field recordOpenJDKOP-72C709A1 · Folio 271Domain: Developer Tools
  1. 01 / Feature noteBuild outputs

    Produce JDK, documentation and test images through separate build targets.

    Feature source ↗
  2. 02 / Feature noteTargeted development

    Build individual modules or HotSpot and run selected test tiers.

    Feature source ↗
II / Repository record

GitHub stars

23,501

Detected license

GPL-2.0

Repository created

2018-09-17

Repository push

2026-11-04

III / Observations & evidence

GitHub stars

Unknown

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Window mismatch; awaiting refresh

Cached history uses a different month window; chart withheld until aligned.

Latest attempt: ok · Checked 2026-10-15T18:22:24.727650+00:00 · Last successful fetch 2026-10-15T18:22:24.727650+00:00 · Provider source

Hacker News stories

Unknown

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Not recorded

OpenSSF Scorecard

5.4/10

Scanned 2026-10-26 · 11 scored / 14 returned

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Partial
  • Code-Review · 0/10

    Found 1/29 approved changesets -- score normalized to 0

  • Maintained · 10/10

    30 commit(s) and 0 issue activity found in the last 90 days -- score normalized to 10

  • Packaging · Inconclusive

    packaging workflow not detected

  • License · 10/10

    license file detected

  • Security-Policy · 10/10

    security policy file detected

  • Token-Permissions · 0/10

    detected GitHub workflow tokens with excessive permissions

  • Dangerous-Workflow · 10/10

    no dangerous workflow patterns detected

  • CII-Best-Practices · 0/10

    no effort to earn an OpenSSF best practices badge detected

  • Signed-Releases · Inconclusive

    no releases found

  • Branch-Protection · Inconclusive

    internal error: error during branchesHandler.setup: internal error: some github tokens can't read classic branch protection rules: https://github.com/ossf/scorecard-action/blob/main/docs/authentication/fine-grained-auth-token.md

  • SAST · 0/10

    SAST tool is not run on all commits -- score normalized to 0

  • Binary-Artifacts · 0/10

    binaries present in source code

  • Pinned-Dependencies · 10/10

    all dependencies are pinned

  • Fuzzing · 10/10

    project is fuzzed

Repository commit bfffe172f185 · Scorecard v5.6.0

Checked 2026-11-03T07:55:50Z · Last successful fetch 2026-11-03T07:55:50Z · Value fetched 2026-11-03T07:55:50Z · Provider source

IV / Release record

GitHub release

Unknown

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Unavailable

No result returned.

Checked 2026-11-04T04:04:05Z · Latest attempt: not found · Provider source

V / Where it runs

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Not reviewed