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		Spinfusor on June 10, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Performance of modern Java on data-heavy workloads Not true. You can use the OpenJDK for free until the end of time. If you want ongoing updates beyond six months, there are a bunch of free distributions: Azul Zulu Community (7/8/11/13/14), AdoptOpenJDK (8/11/14), etc.

fgonzag on June 10, 2020 [–]

The whole subject is about Oracle's JDKs here, and that's a very recent development too.

pron on June 11, 2020 | [–]

Oracle distributes two JDKs: one for support customers and one 100% free, forever: http://jdk.java.net/

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