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The Oracle License FAQ is scary and opaque. https://www.oracle.com/za/java/technologies/javase/jdk-faqs.html https://www.oracle.com/za/java/technologies/javase
by javajosh 5y ago
The Oracle License FAQ is scary and opaque.
https://www.oracle.com/za/java/technologies/javase/jdk-faqs.html https://www.oracle.com/za/java/technologies/javase/jdk-faqs....
- cdblades 5y agoIt is, I definitely agree, but the statement I quoted is pretty darn straight-forward.
- javajosh 5y agoBut it's also wrong. Is there any legal precedent establishing what the "GPL with classpath exception" even means? Does each build of the OpenJDK come with it's own license? https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/119436/what-does-gpl-with-classpath-exception-mean-in-practice https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/1194...
- _old_dude_ 5y agoThis FAQ is about Java SE builds, not the OpenJDK builds. Java is Still Free (2019) https://medium.com/@javachampions/java-is-still-free-2-0-0-6b9aa8d6d244 https://medium.com/@javachampions/java-is-still-free-2-0-0-6... I don't know if there is a more recent version