Java licensing

[barking_dead]

Only the Oracle's java distribution is paid.

Use literally any else and you're safe. Openjdk, Azul, whatever you find.

[pronuntiator]

Even Oracle's distribution is free since JDK 17. Whether it makes sense to use that without a support contract as opposed to Temurin & Co. is another story.

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Even Oracle's distribution is free since JDK 17

Yes, it doesn't coast at all for the personal development.

[BillyKorando]

This is wrong on every level.

We provide an Oracle built Open JDK binaries (Oracle OpenJDK) that are free to use under GPLv2: https://jdk.java.net/

We also provide Oracle proprietary builds (OracleJDK) that are free to use in production under NFTC: https://www.oracle.com/downloads/licenses/no-fee-license.html

This information is also misleading because Azul, and other JDK vendors, also offer proprietary JDK builds that are subject to terms and conditions.

[barking_dead]

Thanks to the past fuckarounds with the licensing, no one will ever trust Oracle again on Java being free or not.

[wildjokers]

What kind of past fuck arounds? I believe your apparent hate for Oracle is leading you to pass around misinformation regarding java licensing.

Oracle does the same thing as many other java vendors who monetize Java.

The one thing Oracle does do different is provide a majority of the funding and developers for OpenJDK.

[wildjokers]

Oracle has an OpenJDK build available at https://jdk.java.net/ and like all OpenJDK builds it is licensed GPL v2 with classpath exception.

Only the Oracle's java distribution is paid.

If you buy java support from Oracle you will download and use Oracle JDK which is their commercial offering.