Oracle JRE license impact
https://www.freshconsulting.com/how-oracle-java-licensing-changes-affect/
https://labs.consol.de/development/2019/02/05/oracle-license-is-the-free-lunch-over.html
https://www.itassetmanagement.net/2019/02/21/oracle-java-new-licensing-model/
https://www.quora.com/Will-Java-die-because-of-the-new-Oracle-license-update
Could ST please help explain their plans or approach how their customer need to deal with the recent Oracle license requirements now that the JRE not free since 1/1/2019 ? IDE and CubeProgrammer require the JRE to develop products and bring them to the market and OpenJDK is not an option. The question has been posted in several topics lately. The MP1 incudes Linux, is there a license impact to release products with ST provided boot, kernel and system images to the market ? Personally, until now managed to keep the Oracle JRE off any of the systems until CubeProgrammer required it to develop for the MP1. Unless ST can confirm (like IBM below) their customers are covered using CubeProgrammer, the IDE among others , it seems each desktop now needs a $2.50 monthly license.
The ST license terms state:
This software package may also include third party software as expressly specified in the software package subject tospecific license terms from such third parties. Such third party software is supplied under such specific license terms and isnot subject to the terms and conditions of license hereunder. By installing copying, downloading, accessing or otherwise using this software package, the recipient agrees to be bound by such license terms with regard to such third party software.
For example IBM on their site states:
IBM customers have a continued right to use these Java technology components at no additional cost under the terms of the IBM product license. IBM has a comprehensive agreement with Oracle that gives IBM rights to bundle Java technology with IBM products and Oracle’s commercial pricing for their Java products will have no effect on the IBM customer using Java products under the IBM product license. There is no requirement to contact Oracle for licensing or support of Java products in these cases.
Note that the Java products supplied with the IBM product can only be used for the purpose of using the IBM product and should not be used for other program or application development.
https://developer.ibm.com/javasdk/support/commercial-licensing/