http://bugs.sun.com/bugdatabase/view_bug.do?bug_id=4097272 http://bugs.sun.com/bugdatabase/view_bug.do?bug_id=4508058 Also, top 25 bugs seem always the same? http://bugs.sun.com/bugdatabase/top25_bugs.do Here is one nice blog about opensource java, see if anyone agree his position: http://software.ericsink.com/entries/Open_Source_Java.html