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Besides the point about already trying out Java Applets, Why would you dismiss the Oracle avoidance? Oracle recently moved with Java to show a strong preference
by Arbalest 7y ago
Besides the point about already trying out Java Applets, Why would you dismiss the Oracle avoidance? Oracle recently moved with Java to show a strong preference to monetising it, whereas lots of people on the web cannot afford any licencing just to be able to make stuff to run on the client machine. It is actually a very strong feature of it.
- Twirrim 7y agoIt's a really funny monetisation move, releasing everything as open source, putting it all in openjdk (which has been the language reference spec for a while anyway) The only bit being monetised is the Oracle compiled and distributed version of the JVM. If you don't want to pay Oracle, just use OpenJDK, which has all of the same hotspot JIT stuff.
- Arbalest 7y agoOracle could have easily done as Google has done with Android, and make sure that the client end wouldn't run without some kind of proprietary extension[a]. They are the world leaders in deploying the Ask toolbar, and with that comes the end users. It is only because we aren't using Java that we don't see this happening. a] Yes you can make android apps run on AOSP, but as many comment with regards to Huawei losing their Android licence, it will remove access to a lot of API infrastructure that isn't even Google specific. edit: * caused formatting rather than being a note
- pjmlp 7y agoI never had Ask Toolbar on my computer, why would you ask? 1 - I always read what I get proposed to install and disable what I don't care about. 2 - The JDK didn't had such "feature", only the consumer JRE
- Arbalest 7y agoYeah I know, it was in jest, as a reminder as to the practices of Oracle. Also most consumers do use the JRE, and the size of the audience is what Oracle would make decisions on.