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It's only the price for oracle's build, which is naturally the version they push. The source is still open, so there's plenty of third-party builds which are ac
by rcxdude 3y ago
It's only the price for oracle's build, which is naturally the version they push. The source is still open, so there's plenty of third-party builds which are actually free. It's effectively an ignorance tax (which is ethically dubious at best), or a very expensive support contract (both of which fit into Oracle's MO nicely).
- prepend 3y agoIt’s more than an ignorance tax as most organizations (mine included) won’t install software without support. Even though the JRE doesn’t really have much support activity, (I’ve never experienced any bugs or done anything other than update in 25 years).