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Oracle java license change11/9/2023 ![]() Once on the new subscription model then it will be very hard to leverage savings through optimization. In short, the new Oracle Java SE Universal Subscription model is basically an Unlimited License Agreement (ULA) in all aspects apart from its name. These additional changes need to be considered by customers who are already realizing that the January 2023 rules would impact them financially. This can be found in the pricing notes on the subscription price list. It is important to remember that if Java SE is installed and/or is running on more than 50,000 Processors (exclusive of Processors installed and/or running on desktop and laptop computers), then you must obtain an additional license from Oracle. ![]() It is not eligible under any redistribution agreement, including the Application Specific Full Use (ASFU) license licensing, Embedded Software Licensing (ESL), or Binary License and Redistribution Agreement. ![]() March 2023 Wording: Java SE Universal Subscription is available only for internal business operations under an applicable enterprise license. It is not eligible for Application Specific Full Use (ASFU) licensing, Embedded Software Licensing (ESL), Independent Software Vendor (ISV) licensing, or redistribution. January 2023 Wording: Java SE Universal Subscription is available only for full use. This additional change could have further implications on customers. On the 1st of March 2023, Oracle further amended the Universal Subscription model to clarify some wording. Under this Employee metric for Java SE Universal Subscription Programs(s), You may only install and/or run the Java SE Universal Subscription Program(s) on up to 50,000 Processors, If Your use exceeds 50,000 Processors, exclusive of Processors installed and/or running on desktop and laptop computers, You must obtain an additional license from Oracle.” Oracle Java Licensing Additional Change: 1st March 2023 ![]() For these Java SE Universal Subscription licenses, the licensed quantity purchased must, at a minimum, be equal to the number of Employees as of the effective date of Your order. The quantity of the licenses required is determined by the number of Employees and not just the actual number of employees that use the Programs. “Employee for Java SE Universal Subscription: is defined as (i) all of Your full-time, part-time, temporary employees, and (ii) all of the full-time employees, part-time employees, and temporary employees of Your agents, contractors, outsourcers, and consultants that support Your internal business operations. This could mean that organizations require a substantial number of additional licenses than in previous years.īelow is the Oracle Java Definition for an employee with regard to the new Java SE Universal Subscription: This means that the initial quantity of licenses required starts with the customer’s publicly declared employee count. The new rules within the Java SE Universal Subscription basically imply that if customers have a single host that requires a ‘paid license’, then the cost for the subscription license is based upon the total number of internal employees, and external agents – contractors, outsourcers and consultants that support internal business operations. Customers would then pay for that usage on an annual subscription basis. Under the old Java SE Subscription model, customers would have to identify the hosts running chargeable versions of Java and then work out how many Processor/Named User Plus (NUP) licenses are required. The changes impact how Oracle will charge for these hosts. Oracle’s licensing terms to scope the hosts that require licenses have not changed. You need to ensure you maintain and can demonstrate compliance of your Java estate, to avoid being forcefully migrated to the new Java SE Universal Subscription model. These changes mean that for any customer who does not currently pay Oracle for any use of Java (by means of paying maintenance on perpetual licenses or paying an annual subscription), then this change will affect how much these customers pay where chargeable licenses are required.įor customers who do already pay Oracle, this will mean you need to manage Oracle licensing much more stringently. Oracle then modified some of the wording again on the 1st of March 2023. On the 23rd of January 2023, Oracle changed their subscription licensing model from the Java SE Subscription initiated in August 2018, to a Java SE Universal Subscription model.
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