<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="true"><li>UK universities and colleges signed a £9.86 million contract with Oracle to use its Java SE Universal Subscription model.</li><li>The contract includes a waiver of historic fees for institutions using Oracle Java since 2023.</li><li>Jisc Services Limited facilitated the agreement for higher and further education establishments in the UK.</li><li>Oracle's Java SE Universal Subscription model drew criticism for higher costs compared to the previous licensing model.</li><li>Gartner's analysis revealed the new subscription model to be two to five times costlier for large organizations.</li><li>Organizations have been advised to find open-source alternatives due to the increased costs of the new Java licensing model.</li><li>A survey indicated that only one in ten Oracle Java users were likely to continue using Oracle Java.</li><li>Users are cautioned to review their usage of Oracle Java to avoid software audits as Oracle increases its audit activities globally.</li><li>Jisc mentioned the £10 million deal was aimed at simplifying licensing and achieving efficiencies for higher education institutions.</li></ul>

UK unis cough up £10M on Java to keep Oracle off their backs

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