Has anyone seen this? Back when Oracle purchased Sun Computers, and therefore got ahold of the rights for Java, the biggest thing everyone was afraid of was that they would start charging for it. Here it is, and they are going to do that. Basically what it says above is that, as of 2020, everyone will have to pay for the technology, and if you are a person who just happens to use a program they got that was written in Java (think Minecraft), well then you will have to buy it, or arrange for some kind of update arrangement with the person you got your software from (i.e. they will pay for it).
True, the long slow decline of Java has begun, and with more and more newer browsers not supporting it, and the security concerns inherent with the Java platform, this really may not be a bad thing. But, the disruption is nevertheless real. If you are a company using corporate mission-critical applications that rely on Java (which there are a lot of), then you will have to now budget for Java updates with Oracle.
My prediction is that this policy will help hasten the demise of Java. And that, I think, is a good thing. This is an overbearing, bloated platform that has been riddled with security holes since day 1. All the effort to close those holes has led to a crazy patchwork of incompatibilities and technical support nightmares. Let it die let it die, let it shrivel up and die.
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