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by javajosh 1738 days ago
The Oracle License FAQ is scary and opaque.

https://www.oracle.com/za/java/technologies/javase/jdk-faqs....
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_old_dude_ 1738 days ago
This FAQ is about Java SE builds, not the OpenJDK builds.

Java is Still Free (2019) https://medium.com/@javachampions/java-is-still-free-2-0-0-6...

I don't know if there is a more recent version

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Gerardo1 1738 days ago
It is, I definitely agree, but the statement I quoted is pretty darn straight-forward.
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javajosh 1738 days ago
But it's also wrong. Is there any legal precedent establishing what the "GPL with classpath exception" even means? Does each build of the OpenJDK come with it's own license?

https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/1194...

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