[kictanet] Java - what's changing

[Ali Hussein]

For most it was free - so open source - :-) Its a fantastic example of Bait
and Switch <https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bait%20and%20switch>.
Well within the law. Ethical? May be not.

Regards


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On Wed, Nov 14, 2018 at 11:54 AM Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo at gmail.com>
wrote:

> This change of policy on Java has been communicated by Oracle for months
> now.
> The thing is, Java has never been Open Source and the fact that they have
> decided monetize their software isn't strange - at least not to me:-)
>
> On Wed, 14 Nov 2018 at 11:40, Ali Hussein via kictanet <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>
>> Open Source becoming closed source.. Why doesn't Oracle simply come out
>> and tell us what it that cryptic message means?
>>
>>
>> *Ali Hussein*
>>
>> *Principal*
>>
>> *AHK & Associates*
>>
>>
>>
>> Tel: +254 713 601113
>>
>> Twitter: @AliHKassim
>>
>> Skype: abu-jomo
>>
>> LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim
>> <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim>
>>
>>
>> 13th Floor , Delta Towers, Oracle Wing,
>>
>> Chiromo Road, Westlands,
>>
>> Nairobi, Kenya.
>>
>> Any information of a personal nature expressed in this email are purely
>> mine and do not necessarily reflect the official positions of the
>> organizations that I work with.
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Nov 14, 2018 at 10:09 AM Bernard Kioko via kictanet <
>> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>>
>>> This feels scary....
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>>>
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