UK unis to cough up to £10M on Java to keep Oracle off their backs

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: Deal includes 'waiver of historic fees'

UK universities and colleges have signed a framework worth up to £9.86 million with Oracle to use its controversial Java SE Universal Subscription model, in exchange for a"waiver of historic fees due for any institutions who have used Oracle Java since 2023."

In a procurement notice, it said institutions that use Oracle Java SE are required to purchase subscriptions."The agreement includes the waiver of historic fees due for any institutions who have used Oracle Java since 2023," Since the introduction of the new Oracle Java licensing model, user organizations have been strongly advised to move off Oracle Java and find open source alternatives for their software development and runtime environments.Users advised to review Oracle Java use as Big Red's year end approachesadvised to review their use of Oracle Java

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