Once the majority of the JavaFX platform is available as open source, we would like to have binary modules for the remaining pieces, such as T2K, that do not yet have an open-source replacement. This will remove the need for compiling, linking, and running against the entire JavaFX library as shipped with the latest build of JDK8. Instead, we would provide a small, standalone binary module with just the class files and native libraries that are needed for the closed bits.

Ultimately, we want to do the same thing OpenJDK does and provide a freetype replacement for T2K when building OpenJFX. That work is tracked by RT-17512, but is unplanned for FX 8.