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You have Java software, you need Java, you say “Download Java”, first link is on Java.com which owned by Oracle. When you open the link there’s zero mention of potential million fees for using it.

Oracle is doing scummy business here, just acknowledge it.

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I would expect universities to have a skill level beyond that basic knowledge of street level people that equate the English Java word with coffee beans.

Virtually none of current mainstream languages, except Java, have this issue.

Have you ever bothered to read Visual Studio Community or C# DevKit EULA and if it applies to your businesses scenario?

It is like law enforcement, ignorance is not an excuse in court.

Remember when installing Java would install malware too? White smoke I think it was called

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