Remove RMI Activation

Summary

Remove the RMI Activation API and implementation, and the rmid tool.

Problem

RMI Activation is obsolete and will be removed. See JEP 407 for full background.

Solution

Removal of RMI Activation entails the following changes to Java SE specifications, or JDK specifications where noted:

• removal of the java.rmi.activation package from the java.rmi module
• removal of references to the java.rmi.activation APIs from other parts of Java SE (mostly from other parts of java.rmi)
• removal of mentions of Activation from the RMI Specification
• removal of the rmid command-line tool and specification (these are JDK-specific)

Specification

Specdiff attached: specdiff.rmiactivation.zip

Textual diffs to the RMI Specification are attached: rmispec-v2.diffs. Mostly this is removal of the text of the RMI Activation chapter, plus other editorial adjustments.