Oracle is extending the official end-of-life date for its aging Java SE 6 software development platform a second time as it struggles to get the Java language development process onto a consistent, two-year release schedule.
Had it stuck to its original roadmap, Oracle would have stopped providing public support and software updates for version 6 of the Java Development Kit (JDK) in July 2012. In February, it extended that end-of-life date to November 2012. Now it's extending it again, to February 2013.
