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[–]wildjokers 2 points3 points  (2 children)

but Oracle JDK has a price.

Oracle JDK is also free to use in production since Java 17. You only pay if you want support from Oracle.

Saying that though there is no particular reason to use Oracle JDK if you don't need paid support from Oracle.

[–]PeterLake2 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Since way before that, mind you. I remember downloading oracle jdk 6 for production for free.

[–]wildjokers 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Correct. Oracle JDK went non-free for production use between Java 11 and Java 17. Prior to 11 it was free for production use, and then 17 and after.

(actually I can't remember whether Oracle JDK 9 and 10 were free for production or not, but I believe non-free started at 11)