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cas: Hey, Weiqi, You see this yet? ...Java 5...End of Life...
Me: Do you have a link?
cas: http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index_jdk5.jsp.
Me: I downloaded the latest Java 5 and Java 4 on April 3, 2008. And I didn't see the pink warnings boxes. This must be some Sun evil scheme to get everybody transitioned to Java 6.

If you are on Sun Java 1.3, 1.4, or 5, you need to read the EOSL statements on the Sun Java download pages.

Sun: Java SE 5.0 is in its Java Technology End of Life (EOL) transition period. The EOL transition period began April 8th, 2007 and will complete October 8th, 2009, when Java SE 5.0 will have reached its End of Service Life (EOSL). Customers interested in learning more about Sun's Java Technology Support and EOL policy »Read More

Customers interested in continuing to receive critical fixes, are encouraged to consider the following options:

• Migrate to the latest Java SE release »Read More
• Migrate to Java SE for Business 5.0 »Read More

During this EOL transition period, the products will continue to be supported per existing customer support agreements.

For developer needs, all products that have completed the EOL transition period will be moved to the Archive area.