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A comment on Oracle’s Java 11 trap. Parent comment

Re:Oracle’s Java 11 trap by grogenaut on Wednesday September 26, 2018 @12:07PM (#18077354)
The new Java has telemetry. Oracle will be coming for you. One of the reasons we don't run it is so we don't send them telemetry from prod... Nor so that we have a risk of the telemetry send breaking prod.
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Re:Oracle’s Java 11 trap by icedchai on Wednesday September 26, 2018 @02:26PM (#18078835)
They won't be coming for you. What prevents you from blocking outgoing telemetry?
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Re:Oracle’s Java 11 trap by eitland on Wednesday September 26, 2018 @02:55PM (#18079121)
It's not just telemetry.

It's also social media.

Online surveys.

Everybody and your servers needs to keep mum about it or otherwise you'll get a call.

You think I'm making this up? I've worked at two places where we were in contact with Oracle police because they thought we used (more of) their software.

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Re:Oracle’s Java 11 trap by icedchai on Wednesday September 26, 2018 @03:13PM (#18079279)
These are likely biz dev / sales reps trying to drum up extra business, not lawyers. Calls and emails are easily ignored. I do it every day.

You ignore it, they move on to the next sucker. The people responding are the ones they'll work with.

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