"[...] In exchange for a waiver of fees accrued since 2023"
Sounds like Oracle got them with the good 'ol "buy an even bigger license or we'll sue you"
this post was submitted on 13 Jun 2025
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I guess is people were using the oracle VM without license and were caught. Oracle makes it very easy to not notice that the Java distribution you download requires payment.
Yes that's it, they offer it for download. People click " I agree" and install. Then it phones home and oracle knocks on your door with huge license fee and or lawsuit.
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Fuck WinRAR.
7zip ftw
Skipping past the usual deserved 'fuck Oracle', what reason do universities (or most organisations for that matter) have to ever use Oracle's Java? The likes of OpenJDK seem to provide identical functionality for anyone who isn't specifically supporting Oracle Java customers, and I doubt unis are raising many JDK bugs that warrant paying for support.
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they are tons of cheaper and free java vendors. There is little reason to choose Oracle’s