This notice is posted on the Java SE Download site:
If your users are running JRE 7 with auto-update enabled, they will be automatically upgraded to JRE 8 with the January 2015 CPU release on January 20, 2015. This affects Windows and Mac desktops.
For more details, see:
Will do EBS sysadmins need to do?
If you do not have Auto-Update enabled on your end-users’ desktops, you don’t need to do anything.
JRE 8 is certified with all current EBS releases: EBS 11i, 12.0, 12.1, and 12.2. If you have Auto-Update enabled, you need to apply server-side patches to make your EBS environment compatible with JRE 8. For details, see:
See that article for answers to common questions, including:
- Where are the official patch requirements documented?
- What are the known issues with JRE 8 and EBS?
- Does JRE 8 work with Discoverer 11g?
- What are the implications for EBS users of Java 6 and 7 End of Public Updates?
- Will EBS users be forced to upgrade to JRE 8?
- What are the impacts of enabling JRE Auto-Update?
- Can multiple JRE releases coexist on the same desktop?
- What do Mac users need?
- Will EBS users be forced to upgrade to JDK 8 for EBS application tier servers?
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