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But couldn't you package an OpenJDK JRE build with your product instead of using the Oracle JRE, and thus not need to pay anything?

• blueshirt 3y ago
  Probably yes, depending on the license of OpenJDK, but if you want Oracle JRE, you have to pay
  • krzyk 3y ago
    Buy why you would want OracleJDK instead of OpenJDK? Those are nearly identical. Also is this the case if you use jlink (and/or jpackage)? BTW. JRE is no more since JDK 9, and Oracle doesn't offer it (but other vendors do) - so in case of Oracle builds one hase to use jlink or package whole JDK.
    • blueshirt 3y ago
      My guess would be you have some kind of safety net by having a company to turn to in case of issues, you probably can request new features, you may have better performances (since the implementation is different) etc... Not saying what is best/worst, it's mostly a matter of opinion / contracts in the end.
      • piperswe 3y ago
        The implementation isn't different, so there shouldn't be any performance difference - the Oracle JDK is a lightly modified build of OpenJDK.