Oracle Java Tutorial

Oracle has announced that from January 2019, Java SE 8 public updates will no longer be available for business, commercial or production use without a commercial license although it will remain free for general purpose computing usage .

Since Web Start is part of Oracle JDK 8, it will continue to work and be used indefinitely without cost . As above, if you need updates (bug fixes and security patches), you will need to purchase a “Java SE subscription”. Consumers get support for free until at least 2020.

Oracle provides enterprise application developers an end-to-end Java solution for creating, deploying, and managing Java applications . The total solution consists of client-side and server-side programmatic interfaces, tools to support Java development, and a JVM integrated with the Oracle Database.

Java is a set of computer software and specifications originally developed by Sun Microsystems, but acquired by Oracle . Oracle announced in 2019 that they would start charging for Java SE 8 licenses.