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The same company that just two weeks ago was sending out unsolicited emails asking companies about Java licensing - a friendly shakedown for using the official

The same company that just two weeks ago was sending out unsolicited emails asking companies about Java licensing - a friendly shakedown for using the official JRE... https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36599118 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36599118 Frankly, I don't get it Oracle. I would say the priorities are backwards - JRE free, Oracle Linux paid would make more objective sense (especially because the JRE used to be free... and there's a lot of free JREs out there.) Also, don't be stupid enough to download the VirtualBox Extensions package at work; or your work will probably get an email from a licensing agent.

azlev 3y ago
It's an huge company with mixed incentives. Not everyone is align whatever their alignment is.
- CrampusDestrus 3y ago
  >Yes, we know that this is Oracle, but... There might be different alignments, but you simply cannot write stuff like this and get away with it if any of your superiors disagree. That page literally admits Oracle is an asshole company
Tainnor 3y ago
> Also, don't be stupid enough to download the VirtualBox Extensions package at work; or your work will probably get an email from a licensing agent. Place I used to work blocked the virtualbox home page because exactly this had happened.
count 3y ago
I don't think there is any cross P&L strategy at play....