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minus-square0^2@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-21 year agoOpenjdk: https://openjdk.org/ Or for people that use jre or want installers: https://adoptopenjdk.net/releases.html We just went through all of this and we just switched to openjdk without issues.
minus-squareatzanteol@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoYou didn’t seem to understand. Oracle only supports their own jvm when running their software that uses Java (e.g. weblogic).
minus-square0^2@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoWhy wouldn’t open source versions of their software work? Have you tried it?
minus-squareatzanteol@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoIt’s not about functionality. When you’re paying for licensing and support you need to use supported versions of things. If you call up about an issue with the database and you’re running an unsupported os or Java version they hang up on you.
minus-squareatzanteol@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoOh - sorry, Oracle offers a free “entitlement” to use the JVM when used with their software if it’s required. We don’t pay extra for the Oracle JVM.
Openjdk: https://openjdk.org/
Or for people that use jre or want installers: https://adoptopenjdk.net/releases.html
We just went through all of this and we just switched to openjdk without issues.
You didn’t seem to understand. Oracle only supports their own jvm when running their software that uses Java (e.g. weblogic).
Why wouldn’t open source versions of their software work? Have you tried it?
It’s not about functionality. When you’re paying for licensing and support you need to use supported versions of things. If you call up about an issue with the database and you’re running an unsupported os or Java version they hang up on you.
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Oh - sorry, Oracle offers a free “entitlement” to use the JVM when used with their software if it’s required. We don’t pay extra for the Oracle JVM.