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Larry26357352h9dh
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September 29, 2022
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Oracle JRE License changes and Cf Servers

  • September 29, 2022
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Hello,

I am being asked about our JDK/JRE usage at the School District by what appears to be a legit Oracle representative.

I assumed our Cf license covers everything ... but am afraid to answer the email, can't imagine we would have to buy JRE licenses now on top of the Cf license ??

Part of his email:

I ask because the changes with Java licensing impact uses cases of Java beyond development. 

For example, if you use Java Runtime (JRE) for 3rd party applications, you could be impacted by these changes depending on what versions/ updates of JRE you have installed.

Please let me know if you do have any Java instances installed on any of your desktops or servers so we can figure out if we should discuss this topic further

 

Thoughts ?

 

I checked the servers we have 2016 and 2018 .... looks like the JRE is Oracle and not OpenJDK

 

Thanks

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      Correct answer RaviShankar Chagnur

      Hello Larry, 

      There is no need to buy separate License for JRE if you have license for Coldfusion . 

      You need to download Java from Adobe site, we do have separate License Agreement with Oracle.

      Download latest JDK from below link under "Additional Third party Installers"

      https://helpx.adobe.com/coldfusion/kb/coldfusion-downloads.html#third_party

       

      Thanks 

      Ravi

       

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      RaviShankar Chagnur
      Adobe Employee
      RaviShankar ChagnurCorrect answer
      Adobe Employee
      September 29, 2022

      Hello Larry, 

      There is no need to buy separate License for JRE if you have license for Coldfusion . 

      You need to download Java from Adobe site, we do have separate License Agreement with Oracle.

      Download latest JDK from below link under "Additional Third party Installers"

      https://helpx.adobe.com/coldfusion/kb/coldfusion-downloads.html#third_party

       

      Thanks 

      Ravi

       

      Charlie Arehart
      Charlie Arehart
      Adobe Expert
      September 30, 2022

      Ravi, could you guys PLEASE create a doc page or technote that clarifies this? All we have besides replies like this is a single blog post 4 years ago from former CF PM Rakshith Naresh.

       

      Folks facing questions like Larry had should be able to point to something more authoratative than that or forum comments.

       

      It would help also if it would clarify why the constant assertion to download only from Adobe, when the files you offer there are binary identical to those from Oracle. Granted, it's NICE that you offer those, so people need not login to oracle's site. But if they can and do, why should they NOT? This has never been clarified, that I've seen. 

      /Charlie (troubleshooter, carehart. org)
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      Dave Watts
      Adobe Expert
      September 30, 2022

      I might be able to answer that last question. When you download the JDK from Adobe, you won't be questioned about it from Oracle license enforcement people. It might not be a big problem for individuals like you or me, but if you're in a big organization it might be a different matter.

       

      Dave Watts, Eidolon LLC 

      Dave Watts, Eidolon LLC
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