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by JAlexoid 1958 days ago
Since Java is free to use and is primarily developed as a GPL software - there are no licensing costs, that you would care about.
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Not if you want to use Oracle's JVM to run something on anything but a laptop or desktop. They will absolutely want you to pay for that and will make sure you do.
But Oracle’s JVM is the exact same as the OpenJDK in terms of functionality - just to clarify it.