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by teacurran 3738 days ago
How is this any difference than installing Windows 10 on your Kiosk? You are paying for updates and support. You are free to use Linux and OpenJDK if you don't want to pay. Most shops I know of are using OpenJDK for all production deployments at this point unless you have a larger contract with Oracle.
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tyingq 3738 days ago
It would be similar if Windows originally released with a license that let you use it without charge, and then later changed the terms of the license in an obscure way that classified a full sized PC as an embedded device.

Since Windows has been clear from the start that any commercial use requires a paid license, it's not similar in any way at all.

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teacurran 3738 days ago
Kiosk licensing has always been required for shipping machines pre-installed with java. Sun required this 10+ years ago as well.

I'm not a lawyer but I believe this what you can do that you can't do with windows is ship the kiosk without java but give the customer a CD-ROM to install it themselves.

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