I know absolutely nothing about Oracle, GraalVM, OpenJDK, or Java development in general. I haven't used Java since a CS intro class during my undergrad like 10 years ago. Despite this, I've internally adopted the general consensus that Oracle is a terrible, greedy company.
Can someone play devil's advocate to explain how this news may actually favor this negative view of Oracle? The sentiment in this thread is praising Oracle's decision here, so I'm just curious if there's an alternative viewpoint that's skeptical or wary of this decision and Oracle's motivation to make it.
With that said, I'm not looking for reason to diminish the positives. I'm just curious. Good moves that benefit the community should absolutely be acknowledged and encouraged.
EDIT: It looks like another person commented how this may not be benevolent in the context of WebAssembly while I was slowly typing this comment up on mobile. I'd still be interested in this discussion though.
Can someone play devil's advocate to explain how this news may actually favor this negative view of Oracle? The sentiment in this thread is praising Oracle's decision here, so I'm just curious if there's an alternative viewpoint that's skeptical or wary of this decision and Oracle's motivation to make it.
With that said, I'm not looking for reason to diminish the positives. I'm just curious. Good moves that benefit the community should absolutely be acknowledged and encouraged.
EDIT: It looks like another person commented how this may not be benevolent in the context of WebAssembly while I was slowly typing this comment up on mobile. I'd still be interested in this discussion though.