> My understanding is that 8u212-b01 is a version identifier created by
> the jdk8u project, and based on a quick check, it matches what Debian
> identifies as its upstream sources (except for some stripping of system
> library components). But it's not the most current release.
>
> It's one of the challenges, the rest of the world doesn't necessarily
> know about the new `-ga ` tag that we use to designate releases, so we
> need to go and help them.
Right. <https://adoptopenjdk.net/release_notes.html#jdk8u212> could
mention these tags and link to official tarball(s). I suspect this page
is the permanent, quasi-official release announcement due to the
openjdk.java.net limitations.
It would also help to have a permanent location *anywhere* which is
compatible with distribution upstream watch files.
Cheers,
Martijn
Thanks,
Florian