Oracle finally targets Java non-payers six years after plucking Sun

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Post by avalchev » Fri, Dec 16, 2016, 8:22 PM UTC

Oracle finally targets Java non-payers six years after plucking Sun
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Post by macmac » Fri, Dec 16, 2016, 8:35 PM UTC

I wrote a small post on the JRockit part of this approx 5 years ago if anybody is interested: http://www.spyfoos.com/blog/2011/07/28/oracle-java-7-and-com...

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Post by [deleted] » Fri, Dec 16, 2016, 8:43 PM UTC

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Post by sytelus » Fri, Dec 16, 2016, 8:46 PM UTC

Are there still any reasons why one should choose Java instead of .Net for new developments?

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Post by hocuspocus » Fri, Dec 16, 2016, 8:47 PM UTC

sytelus wrote: post #4

Are there still any reasons why one should choose Java instead of .Net for new developments?

The JVM ecosystem is vastly richer.

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Post by avalchev » Fri, Dec 16, 2016, 8:49 PM UTC

sytelus wrote: post #4

Are there still any reasons why one should choose Java instead of .Net for new developments?

:) Probably because Java runs without problems on Windows and *IX platforms without major problems.

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Post by [deleted] » Fri, Dec 16, 2016, 8:54 PM UTC

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Post by fusiongyro » Fri, Dec 16, 2016, 8:54 PM UTC

sytelus wrote: post #4

Are there still any reasons why one should choose Java instead of .Net for new developments?

One reason might be you have a team of Java developers.

I personally acknowledge that C# is a nicer language, but on Macs and Linux machines I have not had a great experience using it so far. I think if you try it today, you're basically an early adopter. If you're going to be an early adopter, the barn doors are wide open and I'm going to make serious consideration of Python, Haskell or Go.

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Post by hocuspocus » Fri, Dec 16, 2016, 8:54 PM UTC

For anyone on Windows willing to switch to OpenJDK, there are builds from

- Azul: http://www.azul.com/downloads/zulu/

- RedHat: https://developers.redhat.com/products/openjdk/overview/

- JetBrains: https://bintray.com/jetbrains/intellij-jdk

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Post by koolba » Fri, Dec 16, 2016, 8:59 PM UTC

How real is this and what impact, if any, would this have on server apps that run on a JVM? There's tons of them, many of which bundle a copy of the JVM in the app itself. The latter is the suggested deployment model in containers (i.e. bundle all your dependencies).

Also, would using OpenJDK remove any "Get your ass sued by Oracle" risk or just defer it to a later date?