Oh come on, I'm no fan of Oracle but this is some FUD nonesense..

oneplane · on April 18, 2018

Well, you may have a different experience, but for me and my companies (current/prev) it wasn't a lot of fun working with Oracle.

It's not that all the stuff is bad or that all the 'free' things turn sour, most of the things are technologically sound, but there is just so much lawyering, licensing and IP fighting that takes all the joy out of life. This isn't unique to Oracle, but not even IBM is as passive-agressive as their non-tech people and documents are.

thiagocsf · on April 18, 2018

I think it’s a legitimate licensing concern.

I’m surprised you called it FUD, given the high-profile case against Android (google).

I was about to recommend we try it at my company and gave up as soon as I read “Oracle” in the company name.

Call it FUD if you want but Oracle does have a damaged reputation.

pjmlp · on April 18, 2018

It happens when companies don't behave as they should, and others lack the money to enforce how things should be.

"James Gosling: Oracle vs Google"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQ7xVO9lqD0

madmulita · on April 18, 2018

I don't understand the point of the clip. He says that the code was similar to Sun's, but clearly admits that, not being involved with the trial, he didn't get to see Google's code.

realusername · on April 18, 2018

Oracle has an extensive history of screwing developers and companies with IP laws, being suspicious of projects coming from Oracle is only a valid reaction on the history of the company.