Overall Satisfaction with OpenJDK
Back in 2018, when the news was being spread around about the coming changes to the JDK license from Oracle, my company back then, naturally, as a software provider, had a minor panic. We were deploying lots of software for our clients, written using Java. I guess it was the final push for us to embrace open source fully. And we went with OpenJDK for our development & deployment needs.
- It's a JDK, following Java specs.
- It's free & open source.
- Can be deployed on servers without licensing.
- Could be more popular.
- Free
- Open source
- Permissive license
- Save cost on developer laptops.
- Save cost on company servers.
- Save cost on clients' servers.
Obviously, OpenJDK has a more permissive license than Oracle's JDK. Still, Amazon Corretto comes with commercial support, & since it's backed by Amazon's infrastructure, downloading a new package to install on a new laptop/system is just a breeze.
Do you think OpenJDK delivers good value for the price?
Yes
Are you happy with OpenJDK's feature set?
Yes
Did OpenJDK live up to sales and marketing promises?
Yes
Did implementation of OpenJDK go as expected?
Yes
Would you buy OpenJDK again?
Yes