![]() Customers wanted to be allowed to make use of patches and/or bug fixes to protect their most mission-critical applications from a security perspective. The major reason why end-users decided to obtain an Oracle Java subscription is for security reasons. But this is typically not the major reason. In the past, some end-users decided to buy an Oracle Java Subscription from a license compliance perspective. In order to answer this question, we should take a step back and think about why end-users typically decide to obtain an Oracle Java subscription. Does this mean that I will not require an Oracle Java Subscription any longer? If you want further Java 17 updates after September 2024, you have to buy Oracle Java SE Subscription and fall back to the OTN license agreement (or jump to the next LTS release every 2 years). In other words, as an organization you can only use Oracle JDK 17 for free in production until September 2024 (1 year after the next LTS). After the free use license period, Oracle intends to use the OTN License, the same currently used for Java 8 and 11 LTS releases, for subsequent updates. LTS releases, such as JDK 17, will receive updates under this license for one year after the release of the subsequent LTS. Oracle will use the NFTC for JDK 17 and later releases. How long will Oracle use the NFTC and what happens afterwards? ![]() But remember, this is ONLY applicable if your deployment and use of Oracle Java is not yet governed through another Oracle License Agreement (e.g.: Oracle Master Agreement). In other words, if you want to deploy and use Oracle Java release 17 within your organization, you no longer require a separate license for the use of Oracle Java release 17. This means that an end-user organization is entitled to deploy and use the Oracle Java release 17 programs for its internal business operations.
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