Welche Lizenz hat ein JDK?
Seit der Veröffentlichung von Java 11 bietet Oracle Java-Anwendern an, JDKs mit einer der folgenden Lizenzen zu verwenden: entweder unter der bekannten GNU GPL-Lizenz v2 mit einer sogenannten Classpath-Exception (GPLv2+CPE) für das OpenJDK oder unter einer kommerziellen Lizenz für das Oracle JDK.
Welche OpenJDK?
OpenJDK ist die offizielle freie Implementierung der Java Platform, Standard Edition (Java SE) von Sun Microsystems und stellt den freien Nachfolger des Java Development Kit (JDK) dar.
What is OpenJDK and Oracle JDK?
OpenJDK is an open source implementation of the Java Standard Edition platform with contribution from Oracle and the open Java community. OpenJDK is released under license GPL v2 wherein Oracle JDK is licensed under Oracle Binary Code License Agreement. Actually, Oracle JDK’s build process builds from OpenJDK source code.
What is JDK in Java?
Oracle JDK and Java SE History JDK (Java Development Kit) is a software development environment used in Java platform programming. It contains a complete Java Runtime Environment, a so-called private runtime.
What is OpenJDK and why should you care?
OpenJDK is modifiable and you can contribute to and improve it. If Oracle continues to isolate itself from open software communities, OpenJDK could fork into a project similar to Kotlin, and we might even see the bulk of the innovative work move into that project and away from Oracle altogether. Looking to get started with OpenJDK?
What is the license for Oracle JDK?
Starting with Java 11, Oracle will provide JDK releases under the open source GNU General Public License v2, with the Classpath Exception (GPLv2+CPE), and under a commercial license for those using the Oracle JDK as part of an Oracle product or service, or who do not wish to use open source software.