We agree on seeing the monetary potential for java ownership was going to bite us all.
How many different software apps does your company use that use java? We are digging through our catalog to see if some people do not. We understand that our ERP is based on it, :( and that will cost $$$$$$$ for all of those users. But we have a lot of employees that do manufacturing design and engineering and never really touch LN, the ERP by name.
We thought that the ERP was going to shove that fee into our license but this mornings call gave us an empty feeling like they have not even considered it. It is a month and a half away. Our budget is due at the EOW and we have no idea how to account for this GOUGE by Oracle.
On Wed, Nov 14, 2018 at 11:02 AM Charlie-gm ccbibleman@gmail.com wrote:
Crap! I wish I could find the email where I emphatically stated that one day Oracle would figure out a way to extort money for the use of Java (they got ownership after they acquired Sun Microsystems). I knew they would eventually not be able to resist the temptation. At that time I received quite a number of "boos" and "you're crazy" and "that will never happen" responses. HAHAHAHAHA.
I'm glad I never did more than dabble in it. Like any language it's got its good and bad. But thank goodness I never released an application that would now put a noose around my customer's or employer's necks.
-Charlie
On 11/14/2018 11:38 AM, Kurt at VR-FX wrote:
Never really messed w/Java myself. Got a book on it Many, many years ago - but, didn't actually follow-up on it.
-K-
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