That says for a year after the *NEXT* LTS release, so not until a year from now. That should mean a year after JDK 21 is released in 2023, so freely supported for 3 years from now.
I’ve been using Azul builds these days anyway, since they make a JDK with Java FX included. Scott > On Sep 14, 2021, at 1:40 PM, Geertjan Wielenga > <geertjan.wiele...@googlemail.com.invalid> wrote: > > > > > “Oracle will provide these free releases and updates starting with Oracle JDK > 17 and continue for one full year after the next LTS release. Prior versions > are not affected by this change.” > How much of your software needs to run for one year only? > > Gj > >> On Tue, 14 Sep 2021 at 19:35, Will Hartung <willhart...@gmail.com> wrote: >> JDK 17 is out. >> >> And there was this interesting development. >> >> https://blogs.oracle.com/java/post/free-java-license >> >> Top two bullet points: >> >> + Oracle is making the industry leading Oracle JDK available for free, >> including all quarterly security updates. This includes commercial and >> production use. >> >> + The new license is the "Oracle No-Fee Terms and Conditions" (NFTC) >> license. This license for the Oracle JDK permits free use for all users, >> even commercial and production use. Redistribution is permitted as long as >> it is not for a fee. >> >> So, I thought this was interesting news. >> >> Regards, >> >> Will Hartung >>
