![]() Oracle JDK, the one all web searches take you to, is now commercial not $free. Type "JDK" into your favourite search engine, and the top link will be to an Oracle Java SE download page (I'm deliberately not providing a link).īut that search and that link is now a trap. ![]() It is a major release because it has long-term support (LTS).īut Oracle have also set it up to be a trap (either deliberately or accidentally).įor 23 years, developers have downloaded the JDK from Oracle and used it for $free. ![]() TL:DR Java is still available at zero-cost, you just need to stop using Oracle JDK and start using an OpenJDK build, such as this one or this one.
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