From a report by The Register reveals that Oracle has recently made changes to the licensing model for the Java SE platform. This means that many companies could now pay significantly higher fees. While the old tariff allowed customers to bill the costs according to users or processors, the new model stipulates billing according to the number of people employed in the respective company. the price list can be found on the official website of the provider.
Customers can extend contract
Of course, the new model represents a significant disadvantage for companies with many employees, but only a fraction of which use Oracle software. Many corporations have minimized use of the platform to save costs. However, existing customers still have the option of extending the old contract and forgoing the new billing method. It is unclear how long this will remain the case.
Java SE includes both the JRE runtime environment and the Java Development Kit (JDK). If you use the Oracle JDK commercially and still don’t want to pay license fees, you can switch to the free OpenJDK. Apart from the lack of support options, the open source variant does not have any disadvantages. Both versions are available free of charge for private users and for test purposes.
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