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I’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/

I’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 ago
That'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.