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Re:European Alternatives by pjc50 on Friday January 23, 2026 @05:50PM (#46739064)
Java has FOSS implementations. Oracle is very much NOT free: https://oraclejavalicensing.com/who-needs-an-oracle-java-lic...

To the extent that my employer blocks Oracle dot com at the outbound firewall to stop anyone accidentally incurring license costs. You don't want to deal with Oracle license enforcement.

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Re:European Alternatives by pjmlp on Saturday January 24, 2026 @05:21AM (#46742381)
Yet another one spreading Java FUD.

Oracle cannot be blamed people are unable to understand the difference between OpenJDK and Oracle Java installers.

OpenJDK also happens to be developed mainly by Oracle employees, circa 80% of contributions.

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