[Slackbuilds-users] Oracle Java

[David Chmelik]

On 8/16/26 7:55 PM, B. Watson wrote:
> On Sun, 16 Aug 2026, David Chmelik wrote:
>
>> Except jdk SlackBuild hasn't been updated since 2024; now 80 minor 
>> versions behind jdk8u501 and no longer needs login to download 
>> (outdated README).  I don't know why
>> java.com links one this old, or what depends on it, but if 
>> SlackBuilds.org has builds depending on it, they may want update.
>
> By policy, nothing on SBo depends jdk or any of the other Oracle
> jdk's. We settled on the various zulu-openjdk* as the dependency for
> anything that requires Java.
Good.

> This policy came into existence precisely because of the Oracle
> "no direct download link; must register" policy. None of the admins
> wanted the hassle of registering with Oracle, and to 100% comply
> with their license, we each would have had to have a separate login
> (due to their "no redistribution"; I couldn't download it and give a
> copy to Willy, for instance). And even if you registered, there was no
> direct download link, you'd *have* to use a JS-capable browser (hard
> to automate, more hassle).
yes.  It had also been possible to get elsewhere, even some sites that 
had it legally, such as Adobe, but Oracle made a serious mistake if they 
want a lot of people to use this.

> If Oracle's gotten rid of this [...]
I was mistaken.

On 8/16/26 8:16 PM, Willy Sudiarto Raharjo wrote:
On 8/16/26 8:16 PM, Willy Sudiarto Raharjo wrote:
>>>> Except jdk SlackBuild hasn't been updated since 2024; now 80 minor
>>>> versions behind jdk8u501 and no longer needs login to download
>>>> (outdated README).  I don't know why java.com links one this old, or
>>>> what depends on it, but if SlackBuilds.org has builds depending on
>>>> it, they may want update.
>>> You still need to login to download
>> You don't on java.com.
> That's JRE, not JDK
I stand corrected.
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