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Do I have to pay oracle if I use Java to code a app that I will eventually monetize?
It will be a android app/game for the google play store.
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asked Dec 26 '13 23:12
Oracle announced on Sept 14, 2021 that Java 17 and future versions of Java are now free again.
Is Java free to download? Yes, Java is free to download for personal use. Java is also free for development: developers can find all the development kits and other useful tools at https://www.oracle.com/javadownload/.
In addition to the JDK, the JRE and the JVM are also free-to-use. Perhaps it's best to depict this in an illustration. Now Oracle has termed Java 17 to be a Long-Term Support release or an LTS release. Per Oracle, it “…
Do you have to pay to use Java? No, not unless you want long-term support from Oracle. Starting with Java 11, Oracle provides two Java Development Kit releases, an OpenJDK build under the GPL open-source license and a commercial Oracle JDK build under a paid-for license.
No, you don't need to pay Oracle for using Java.
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