title: Options to use Java free for commercial use
body: <p>If I want to keep my software (be it an application or even a game for Windows) free for me as developer/publisher as well as my users/clients what should I do (use)/can I even do that today?</p>
  <p>To download the JDK you have two options (that I know of): <a href="https://openjdk.org" rel="nofollow noreferrer">OpenJDK</a> / <a href="https://jdk.java.net/18/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">jdk.java.net</a> and <a href="https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/downloads/#jdk18-windows" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Oracle JDK</a>. Am I right to assume that you can use everything from <strong>OpenJDK</strong> free of charge for commercial use as well, while <strong>Oracle JDK</strong> depends how they stand, some are free while for some you need a subscription (<a href="https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/javase/jdk-faqs.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">JDK 17/18 says</a> that they are free under NFTC while for JDK 8 you need a subscription)?</p>
  <p>As for JRE, can I download Java from <a href="https://www.java.com/en/download/manual.jsp" rel="nofollow noreferrer">here</a> (version: Windows Offline (64-bit)) and add it in a folder with the software, to check if the user/client has it or not, and prompt an install it they don't have it?</p>