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I don’t know and don’t care enough to see if it is actually real but it appears as if there is a big licensing problem with Java that makes me not want to touch
by tinus_hn 4y ago
I don’t know and don’t care enough to see if it is actually real but it appears as if there is a big licensing problem with Java that makes me not want to touch it with a ten feet pole.
- jbellis 4y agohttps://github.com/openjdk/jdk/blob/master/LICENSE https://github.com/openjdk/jdk/blob/master/LICENSE
- bitcharmer 4y agoAs is typical for these threads on HN, people with the least knowledge and the wrong information are most inclined to comment. Starting from java 17, it's completely free.
- pulse7 4y agoOpenJDK is under GPL+CPE. OracleJDK had "big licensing problem". Almost all are using OpenJDK and moving in this direction.
- tinus_hn 4y agoI’m sure there’s free options, yet if I am a normal user and go to download the JRE, or “download Java”, this is the page I end up on: https://www.java.com/en/download/manual.jsp https://www.java.com/en/download/manual.jsp With the big warning that we should be aware this isn’t free to use with no strings attached, you need a subscription. Again, I believe you when you say it has changed but historically using OpenJDK was the not supported option for a lot of products. That’s just not the kind of software I’m looking for.
- mike_hearn 4y agoThat's Java 8. In that version there were big differences between OpenJDK and the Oracle distribution. Post 8 that's no longer true and normal users aren't meant to download a JRE anymore. You bundle the JVM with the app instead. More stuff got open sourced and OpenJDK based distributions are now what people use.