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@@ -2866,9 +2866,12 @@
 
       <para>There are several <acronym>JDK</acronym>s in the ports
 	collection, from various vendors, and in several versions.  If
-	the port must use one of these versions, define which one.
-	The most current version, and &os; default is
-	<package role="port">java/openjdk6</package>.</para>
+	the port must use a particular version, specify it using the
+	<varname>JAVA_VERSION</varname> variable.
+	The most current version is
+	<package role="port">java/openjdk8</package>, with
+	<package role="port">java/openjdk6</package> and
+	<package role="port">java/openjdk7</package> also available.</para>
 
       <table frame="none" xml:id="using-java-variables">
 	<title>Variables Which May be Set by Ports That Use