Introducing the Free Java License

Posted on September 14, 2021

In September 2017, Oracle announced plans to distribute the JDK under the GPL as "Oracle OpenJDK" and also as the Oracle JDK under an Oracle Technology Network (OTN) license. Providing Oracle OpenJDK builds under the GPL was highly welcomed, but feedback from developers, academia and enterprises was that they wanted the trusted, rock-solid Oracle JDK under an unambiguously free terms license, too. Oracle appreciates the vast feedback and patience from the developer ecosystem and are pleased to announce that as of Java 17 we are delivering on exactly that request…

More at https://blogs.oracle.com/java/post/free-java-license