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Re:Java 25 Officially Released by Foomf on Tuesday September 16, 2025 @03:58PM (#45267187)
I was under the impression that openjdk changes licenses once a new version comes out. That's why the parent comment said "the only downside to openjdk is you have to upgrade every half year", right?
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Re:Java 25 Officially Released by monkeyelite on Tuesday September 16, 2025 @09:31PM (#45270515)
I don’t think someone can revoke your gpl licensed software you already have.
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Re:Java 25 Officially Released by voxic11 on Tuesday September 16, 2025 @09:45PM (#45270599)
Check out 17 U.S.C. §203 and §304. I think it's possible to revoke the license after 35 years (at least in the US).
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Re:Java 25 Officially Released by vips7L on Tuesday September 16, 2025 @10:04PM (#45270716)
No they said that because builds of the OpenJdk codebase by the OpenJdk team are only supported for 6 months until the next version comes out.

Builds of the OpenJdk codebase by other vendors are supported for other lengths of time.

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