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Java - may not be free going forward...
Java have announced the following. Just a heads up out of interest - the old Java versions will still work.
Public updates for Oracle Java SE 8 will remain available for individual, personal use through at least the end of 2020. Public updates for Oracle Java SE 8 released after January 2019 will not be available for business, commercial or production use without a commercial license. If you are a CONSUMER using Java for individual, personal use, you will continue to have the same access to Oracle Java SE 8 updates as you do today through at least the end of 2020. In most instances, the Java-based applications you run are licensed separately by a company other than Oracle (for example, games you play on your PC are likely developed by a gaming company). These applications may run on the Java platform and be dependent on Oracle Java SE 8 updates beyond 2020. Accordingly, Oracle recommends you contact your application provider for details on how they plan to continue to provide application support to you. https://www.java.com/en/download/release_notice.jsp
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So in other words on e everyone got hooked on free drugs we will have to pay for them now?
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Switch to Python. It's better anyway :-)
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Took a page outta Microsoft's Play Book
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Second, this says nothing whether you'll have to pay to use Java tomorrow or in the future; this is valid for both the development tools, which programmers use to create applications, and the runtime environment, which you need to run those applications. It just announces the end-of-line date for public updates for the 8th version. After that date, fixes of bugs and security flaws will only be freely distributed for future versions of Java. That's standard practice in the software world and for most users, it's of no concern, since
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An analogy: suppose Microsoft announces the end of public updates for Windows 10 after 2020 (since Java involves a virtual machine and support API, this is valid). Suppose further the huge bank MoneyMakers (MM for short) stores all its customer accounts using the expensive software TheVault version 5 (TV5), which is incompatible with any similar applications.
Note: it says nothing whether Microsoft will charge for upgrading or replacing W10, before or after 2020; only the end of free updates. What does MM do after 2020 (and, like the announcement suggests, plan for it well in advance since it's a critical application)?
In this analogy, of course Oracle -> Microsoft; Java -> Windows; you -> MM; your favorite Java app -> TV. |
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Butelczynski, Papierschnitzel and John - so it goes I guess!
--------------------------------- cfuruti - thank you for the correction regarding my using "Java" instead of "Oracle". I would like to apologise to anyone, who due to my slip-up, was confused or misled into believing that Java was an entity, as opposed to software. -------------------------------- cfuruti - In relation to your two responses...
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I'm expecting my Win7 computer to stop working some day due to some software either not compatible with new internet standards or a part of the software becoming paid subscription I'm not willing to pay for
Notice how increasing number of new digital products are a "service" rather than a product. Will I miss it? I hope. I don't live long enough because it will get very messy once people start unplugging themselves. It's already happening. |
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Butelczynski - you make a good point about things becoming "services" and the trend towards subscriptions.
Games are even now starting to become subscription based. While subscription services make sense if you are using the cloud, PC users come up short. I see some software companies are also now using the angle "never subscription based" as a selling point.
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