While there are plenty of reasons why organisations have moved off Java, resulting in less Oracle JDK deployments, the cost of software licensing is regarded by many as a major contributing factor.

Oracle releases programming language Java 15 to push its dream of 'write once, run everywhere'.

This new approach mandates that any organization using Oracle Java beyond its free-use allowances must license the software for every employee, regardless of how many actually use Java.

Oracle is denying that it is increasing audits of customers using a flavor of its popular Java software that is mostly, but not completely, free.

They may have a significant investment already in Java SE and know they can look to Oracle for comprehensive software support and consistent updates.

There are other Java language servers available in the VS Code Marketplace, including one based on NetBeans -- just like Oracle's tool -- from the Apache Software Foundation (ASF). Described as a ...

Oracle’s controversial new Java pricing plan, based on the customer’s total number of employees, rather than the number of employees using the software, presents opportunities for Java rivals ...

Long in the making, Oracle has finally released JDK (Java Development Kit) 17. This is the first long-term support (LTS) release to see the light of day since JDK 11 three years ago. True, new ...

Google wrote new code to execute Java programs according to the exact specifications of Sun's official Java software (Oracle subsequently acquired Sun).

Before it sued Google for copying from Java, Oracle got rich copying IBM’s SQL Oracle's history highlights a possible downside to its stance on API copyrights.