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		kryptiskt 83 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Installing Java in 2025, and Version Managers > I have never seen a case where it mattered which vendor my JVM was coming from As I understand it, Oracle's JVMs only get free updates for a limited time. If you keep using them after that you risk getting caught in a license audit.

layer8 83 days ago [–]

It’s okay to use them for development and testing, just not in production. But yes, you don’t get LTS updates.

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