The guidance below applies to three types of Java users: This change in licensing policy is a solely and wholly because of the fallout of the changes in Oracle Java licensing rules

For any non-VMware product, whether its a custom Java application deployed in a Guest VM or a 3rd part non-VMware product, both not part of the VMware suite of products, having a Java component/s, responsibility of licensing that Java component/s is ON the Customer.For any VMware product, which is part of the VMware suite of products and which the customer is licensed to use by VMware, if that VMware product has a Java component/s ie if that VMware product has Java bundled with it as a product, VMware’s commercial license agreement till will cover all VMware core products including Java.VMware has a commercial license and support agreement with Oracle for Java SE for Embedded Use and our commercial license allows for distribution until November 4, 2022. Oracle has announced that, effective January 2019, Java SE 8 public updates will no longer be available for “Business, Commercial or Production use” without a commercial license. The below content is a collection of updates from Oracle Corporation which has been accumulated and posted in this blog for ease of reading for the viewers. This blog attempts to address the concerns around the recent Java SE 8 public updates and what it means to VMware customers who use Java in their environment.

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