Differences between Oracle JDK and OpenJDK

Question

NOTE: This question is from 2014. As of Java 11 OpenJDK and Oracle JDK are converging.

Are there any crucial differences between Ora

Answer 1

My understanding is that Oracle JDK can't be used in production, therefore I cannot legally use it (without paying), for the web application I am building for my company. I have to use OpenJDK. Please correct me if I am wrong! From this article.

Starting with Java 11, the Oracle JDK is restricted to development and testing environments. Oracle JDKs may only be used in production if you buy the commercial support. Instead, Oracle will provide Java builds based on OpenJDK for free which can be used in production. But for the official Oracle JDK the real roadmap will look like this:

UPDATE: I'm wrong. I can use Oracle JDK for free but won't get security updates after 6 mos and we'll have to assume the risk. Look at the above linked article section "What does the new release train mean to my company?".