java Oracle to start licensing Java for commercial use

[crashypants87]

Oracle is going to begin charging businesses for commercial use of Java beginning January 2019. Java is used in billions of devices and applications worldwide. According to their website, Java will remain free for consumers for non-commercial use until at least January 2020.

 

Developers will need to either begin paying for a commercial license in 2019 or they will need to make plans to port their software to another platform. Businesses who have developed Java applications in-house may be subject to licensing fees as well.

 

Consumers will be able to continue using Java for free until 2020. However, Java-based games and applications used by consumers will be subject to the commercial licensing fees paid by the developer which may present issues to consumers who rely on these applications at home where the developer has chosen not to pay the licensing fee to keep the application available.

 

The full release notice can be found on Oracle's website.

[iamdarkyoshi]

RIP minecraft

 

But seriously though can we please port the standard edition to something non java so it doesn't make a 1080Ti/8086K feel underpowered?

[TekSupport]

Just to be clear, developers and customers and businesses will only need to buy licences if they would like to keep receiving updates when using Oracle Java SE 8 after Jan 2019.

This does not stop you using whatever version is released before Jan 2019.

 

I suggest all read the release notice on the Oracle's Website, to avoid misunderstanding.

 

[AlTech]

46 minutes ago, iamdarkyoshi said:

RIP minecraft

 

But seriously though can we please port the standard edition to something non java so it doesn't make a 1080Ti/8086K feel underpowered?

the Windows 10 Edition uses C++ and Direct X 11 but it's only available through the Windows Store.

[AlTech]

56 minutes ago, crashypants87 said:

Oracle is going to begin charging businesses for commercial use of Java beginning January 2019. Java is used in billions of devices and applications worldwide. According to their website, Java will remain free for consumers for non-commercial use until at least January 2020.

 

Developers will need to either begin paying for a commercial license in 2019 or they will need to make plans to port their software to another platform. Businesses who have developed Java applications in-house may be subject to licensing fees as well.

 

Consumers will be able to continue using Java for free until 2020. However, Java-based games and applications used by consumers will be subject to the commercial licensing fees paid by the developer which may present issues to consumers who rely on these applications at home where the developer has chosen not to pay the licensing fee to keep the application available.

 

The full release notice can be found on Oracle's website.

Also, OP your title and post are misleading. The only thing Oracle is charging for is extended support (updates beyond the publicly available release window) and this is totally normal within the industry.

[Peskanova]

Well never liked Java and never will, garbage colector was (idk if its still) garbage indeed  

[Quadriplegic]

12 minutes ago, AluminiumTech said:

Also, OP your title and post are misleading. The only thing Oracle is charging for is extended support (updates beyond the publicly available release window) and this is totally normal within the industry.

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The release notice states that public updates will be available at least up to the end of 2020, but to get them after 2019 you will need a commercial license.

[AlTech]

2 minutes ago, Quadriplegic said:

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The release notice states that public updates will be available at least up to the end of 2020, but to get them after 2019 you will need a commercial license.

Yes, this is extended support. Java 8 is old and supporting Java 8 costs Oracle money. Java 10 is what people should be using if they are writing a new program/app or game today and want to use Java.

[Castdeath97]

FUCK OFF ORACLE 

[iamdarkyoshi]

17 minutes ago, AluminiumTech said:

the Windows 10 Edition uses C++ and Direct X 11 but it's only available through the Windows Store.

I know but it lacks lots of stuff the java edition has

[PianoPlayer88Key]

I'd prefer they have just developed something new and charge for that.  I hate when companies take something that was free and start charging for it.