UK unis to cough up to £10M on Java to keep Oracle off their backs

“UK universities and colleges have signed a framework worth up to £9.86 million ($13.33 million) with Oracle to use its controversial Java SE Universal Subscription model, in exchange for a “waiver of historic fees due for any institutions who have used Oracle Java since 2023.””

UK universities signed up to £9.86 million for Oracle Java, and Oracle waived back fees in return. Oracle now charges per employee, counting temps and contractors. Gartner put that at two to five times the old cost. Paying Oracle to stop threatening you is a protection racket with a framework agreement.