Subj : Re: Java
To   : Chai
From : Jagossel
Date : Thu Nov 15 2018 09:07 am

Chai, to All...

Ch> So, I'm a little late getting this info, but apparently Oracle is going
Ch> to start charging for updates to the Java platform.  I was just curious
Ch> if any of you use Java at your jobs, and how this is affecting you.

Oracle seems to be heading down the wrong direction, if thst were the case.
How is that going to work? You have to pay just to use the Java VM or pay
to get the SDK? I would imagine the latter.

For crying out loud, at least Microsoft went in the proper direction and has
been working on opening up their .NET platorm by making their CLR and
MSBUILD open source, and starting the .NET Core as an open source project.
Among other things that Microsoft bas changed over the recent years after
Bill Gates retired.

The software vendor I work for does use Java for their portal software, and
we use it combine and minify our JavaScript files for our front end. I
would imagine that will hurt us, but probably not stop us. Hopefully, the
open source implementation, OpenJDK, will fill in the gap.

In my opinion, Oracle is going to shoot themselves in the foot by charging
for their platform while Microsoft is opening up theirs.

-jag
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