Oracle Java Licensing | How to audit Java

Oracle Java Licensing can be very difficult, in this video we give you a practical step-by-step approach for how to license Java
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00:00 Fredrik talks about his own experience working at Oracle and his assumption that is was free / non licensable.
01:08 After 15 years working with Oracle Licensing, Fredrik talks about how he struggled to get his head around how to license Java.
01:54 Fredrik says that starting from reviewing the Java licensing agreement provides you the best starting point to review Java licensing.
02:49 The biggest challenge with Java is, where do you begin to understand what you need to license? Fredrik talks about how first Java licensing project had to change its whole methodology on how to review Java half way thru as it was going nowhere.
03:46 Common challenges with Java is virtualization and that it is deployed everywhere.
04:22 Java is not auditing (2020-2021) for Java, and the reports about audits are not true.
05:30 Oracle has increased its Java sales organization and are approaching customers to license their Java deployments.
07:25 The history of Java, the release of Oracle Binary Code Licensing Agreement (BCL)
08:00 BCL the click thru acceptance licensing agreement and how end customers have assumed that Oracle Java was free to use without any restrictions.
10:05 Reviewing the BCL Agreement, what are the limitations that are put on end companies who download Java under the BCL?
11:25 Have you made customizations or developed on Java? Is that allowed in the BCL as then Java will be in modified form.
12:10 What does General Purpose Computing functions mean when reviewing Java licensing agreement ?
12:43 When is Oracle Java Free under the BCL? If used for internet browsing, e-mail or office suite productivity tools.
12.58 When is Oracle Java not free under the BCL? It is not free when using it for solutions that provide dedicated functionality.
14:20 To review Java, you must understand how you are using Java.
14:30 If you have used Java Commercial Features, then you must license Java no matter how you use java
14:58 Examples of General Purpose Computing Functions (free use of Java)
15:40 You have 2 different licensing agreements for Java, how to understand which licensing agreement to apply to which Java deployment?
16:47 Explaining Oracle Java OTN SE (new licensing agreement)
19:25 Does Oracle offer discounts for Java?
19:50 Oracle is refusing to provide a quote for Java SE, we explain why
21:27 Java SE is free if your usage is for a product that is on Schedule A, it includes Oracle EBS and Oracle Weblogic.
22:08 Explaining how to review Java with a workflow chart.
27:05 Java Licensing Models, Named User Plus and Processor metric.
28:15 Mistake #1 when reviewing Java Licensing, do not assume that all versions before 2019 is free. There is a licensing agreement that you need to review.
31:02 Mistake #2 the most common used Java Commercial Feature is the JRE MSI Installer (MSI file from Oracle to apply security patches to Java)
33:09 Mistake #3 Not understanding Oracle licensing policies when deploying Java on virtual environments.
36:20 Mistake #4 Companies get stuck when reviewing Java because they start in the wrong end.
38:15 How to get started on Java Licensing
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