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Oracle will charge companies for using Java SE 8 starting Feb 2019
- planck01 8y agoSo.. Java will slowly die.
- loeg 8y agoMaybe. On the other hand, Oracle can't do much about OpenJDK.
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- aschampion 8y agoThis is for extended support for Java SE8 only. Public updates are still available for SE9 and later releases. Java SE is transitioning to a Ubuntu-like release system with YY.M releases, some of which will be LTS will longer public update lifecycles.
- jacques_chester 8y agoIt would be good if mods could change this link-baity title. Oracle have a support plan that includes this kind of deadline. http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/eol-135779.html http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/eol-135779.html
- piecu 8y agoI changed the title to be more precise. Sorry for that but I wasn't aware that it's for older version only.
- brunoborges 8y agoThis is still a horrible twisted click-bait title of a HN entry. A more honest title would've been "Oracle, as previously informed in public roadmap, will charge for new updates of Java SE 8 starting by Feb 2019".
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- count 8y agoThat looks more like they're going to charge for Java SE 8 support, not for using Java in general?
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- sacheendra 8y agoWait, if I understand this correctly, this is only for java 8 right? Java 9 and 10 will still be free for commercial use until further notice.
- goldcountry 8y agoThis seems like a really big deal.
- tomatsu 8y agoIt seems that way because the headline is a lie.
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- ryanianian 8y agoTitle should read "for using Java SE 8" The article/topic is specific for Java SE 8 which is an old release and will have been an old release for several years when this goes into effect in 2020. Not uncommon to require commercial support for old releases, it encourages adoption of later versions (among being a bit of a blatant cash-grab). It's not totally clear, but it doesn't seem like newer versions are or will be subject to this stipulation.
- mtgx 8y agoDoes this affect Android in any way?
- bitL 8y agoHasn't extended support been like this for a few years already?
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- taylodl 8y agoThis is for extended support for Java 8. Oracle has been charging for extended support for Java for some time now. This is not new. Nice attempt at fearmongering though.
- asdsa5325 8y agoMisleading. Oracle will charge companies for extra updates after Jan 2019 for Java SE 8. The very large majority of companies will be fine using the existing Java SE 8 or they'll upgrade to 9+.
- Nomanoddysey 8y agoWhat does this mean for a company that has java 8 embedded in its products? Would customers who use those products also have to purchase java 8?