Subj : Re: Java
To   : Nightfox
From : Jagossel
Date : Thu Nov 15 2018 14:36:00

Nightfox, to Chai...

 Ni>   Re: Java
 Ni>   By: Chai to All on Wed Nov 14 2018 07:56 pm

 Ch> So, I'm a little late getting this info, but apparently Oracle is going to
 Ch> start charging for updates to the Java platform. I was just curious if any
 Ch> of you use Java at your jobs, and how this is affecting you.

 Ni> Wat?  I haven't heard of this.  As someone else asked, I'm curious if
 Ni> that's for the runtime or if it's for the JDK.

It appears that this is all rumors at the moment.  Here is the article that 
mentions it:

https://www.businessinsider.com/oracle-starts-to-audit-java-customers-2016-12

And here is the follow up article where Oracle denies it:

https://www.businessinsider.com/oracle-says-it-is-not-ramping-up-a-audits-of-java-2016-12

Still, considering that not all of the JRE is free is a terrible move to 
make; regardless if it is corporate or home users.

-jag
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