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Re:UK unis to cough up to £10M on Java to keep Oracle off th... by jimbob45 on Saturday June 14, 2025 @12:22AM (#44274165)
There are legitimate use cases where you would want first-party support from Oracle and would be willing to pay for it. I know we clown on those who didn’t just start with OpenJDK but let’s not forget that Oracle actually sells a top-tier product for those who need it.
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Re:UK unis to cough up to £10M on Java to keep Oracle off th... by cookiengineer on Saturday June 14, 2025 @12:26AM (#44274179)
A top tier product isn't one that changes its licensing terms this way.
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Re:UK unis to cough up to £10M on Java to keep Oracle off th... by burnt-resistor on Saturday June 14, 2025 @12:32AM (#44274198)
Tell that to every bank.
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