There are several options available to organizations, migrating away from Oracle JDK, Purchasing Java on employee license or try to negotiate a purchase on legacy metrics.Make sure that you fully understand which Java deployments require a license and where you do not need a license. The new employee license metric makes Java licensing an even higher priority for organizations.Redress Compliance has been approached by several organizations that have received e-mails from Oracle, requesting discussions about “Java Licensing.” If you have received such a letter, it means you are on Oracle’s “radar,” and you should promptly evaluate your risk.Organizations also struggle to purchase license, because Oracle wants to “audit” their deployment before sharing a quotation.Most organizations face a challenge with Java deployed on virtual environments, such as VMWare.Indeed older versions such as Java JDK with a security patch before Java licensing changes in 2020 – most likely need a license.

Most organizations wrongfully believe older versions does not require a license.There are 3 different Java licensing agreements which one to use depends on which version of Java that you are using.

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