Could the OpenJDK license legally be changed to a commercial one?
<p>I am aware of the new commercial licensing model for Oracle JDK. I also have operational experience with OpenJDK and Oracle JDK.</p>

<p>I have tried to find conclusive evidence that Open JDK can and must always remain free. I see that Open JDK is a trademark owned by Oracle.</p>

<p>Can someone please refute the possibility (risk) that the Open JDK licensed might be changed to a commercial license?
Any pointers to legal paragraphs in the Open JDK license agreement or similar would be a great help.</p>

<p>It's just whatever the people writing the code agree to. If the people who wrote the code that falls under than license and the people who administer the license want to change it they can. </p>

<p>You just can't change the license on someone's code without their permission is the caveat. </p>

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