--- title: Canonical Joins Eclipse Adoptium Working Group to Strengthen Commitment to Open Source Java Runtimes description: Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, is thrilled to announce its membership of the Eclipse Adoptium Working Group. As an esteemed project under the Eclipse Foundation, the Adoptium Working Group brings together renowned OpenJDK builders and distributors such as Alibaba, Azul, Huawei, IBM, Microsoft, Red Hat, Rivos, and, most recently, Go […] url: https://canonical.com/blog/canonical-joins-eclipse-adoptium-working-group-to-strengthen-commitment-to-open-source-java-runtimes?format=md --- 1. [Blog](https://canonical.com/blog) 2. Article --- [Canonical](https://canonical.com/blog/author/canonical "More about Canonical") 27 June 2023 # Canonical Joins Eclipse Adoptium Working Group to Strengthen Commitment to Open Source Java Runtimes [Java](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/java) [OpenJDK](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/openjdk) --- Share the article Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, is thrilled to announce its membership of the Eclipse Adoptium Working Group. As an esteemed project under the Eclipse Foundation, the Adoptium Working Group brings together renowned OpenJDK builders and distributors such as Alibaba, Azul, Huawei, IBM, Microsoft, Red Hat, Rivos, and, most recently, Google. Through membership of the working  group, Canonical is strengthening its dedication to  making the Java toolchain a first-class solution on Ubuntu, while providing open-source licensed, free-to-use, and high-quality builds of OpenJDK. The Eclipse Adoptium Working Group is a collaborative platform that fosters innovation and promotes the development and distribution of Java toolchains based on the OpenJDK project. By joining forces with like-minded entities within the Java ecosystem, Canonical will continue to advance, promote and disseminate high-quality toolchains and related technologies across the Java community. As a member of the Eclipse Adoptium Working Group, Canonical will actively contribute its expertise to strengthen the Java toolchain on Ubuntu, ensuring that application developers, middleware developers, DevOps teams, and enterprise customers have access to reliable and performant Java runtimes. Canonical aims to shape the future of Java technology, promoting compatibility, security, and seamless integration within the Ubuntu ecosystem. [Get in touch Interested in running Ubuntu in your organization?](https://ubuntu.com/about/contact-us/form) ## Sign up for our newsletter Get the latest Canonical news and updates in your inbox. Work email: \*I agree to receive information about Canonical's products and services. By submitting this form, I confirm that I have read and agree to [Canonical's Privacy Policy](https://canonical.com/legal/dataprivacy). Sign up ## Share on --- ## Related posts [### Meet Canonical at OCX 2024 in Mainz, Germany](https://canonical.com/blog/meet-canonical-at-ocx-2024-in-mainz-germany) OCX 2024 is a dynamic and inclusive event hosted by the Eclipse Foundation; every year it brings together diverse open source communities from around the world. This year’s... [Mita Bhattacharya](https://canonical.com/blog/author/mitabhattacharya) 11 October 2024 [### Announcing OpenJDK 11 packages in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS](https://canonical.com/blog/announcing-openjdk-11-packages-in-ubuntu-18-04-lts) OpenJDK 11 is the default JRE/JDK for 18.04 LTS and is covered under LTS upstream security support. OpenJDK 11 will be the default package for the upcoming 19.04 release. [Canonical](https://canonical.com/blog/author/canonical) 19 April 2019 [### Snapping PhotoNoteBook: Lessons from the kitchen table, or: How an Android app got converted to a Linux snap](https://canonical.com/blog/snapping-photonotebook-lessons-from-the-kitchen-table-or-how-an-android-app-got-converted-to-a-linux-snap) This article was written by Alan Watson, with only small cosmetic changes from me. Having stumbled upon PhotoNoteBook, I asked Alan to write a guest blog post and share his... [Igor Ljubuncic](https://canonical.com/blog/author/igorljubuncic) 17 May 2022 [### Log4Shell: Log4j remote code execution vulnerability](https://canonical.com/blog/log4j-vulnerability-2021) Last updated on 18th January 2022 to include the latest vulnerability updates. A high impact vulnerability was discovered in Apache Log4j 2, a widely deployed software... [Canonical](https://canonical.com/blog/author/canonical) 16 December 2021