Actually this question came up internally. I did have no doubt that you don’t have to license Java in order to use AutoUpgrade. But a colleague had such doubts. So let’s clarify: Do you need to license Java for AutoUpgrade?

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Or phrased in a different way: “Since Java 8 requires a Java subscription now. Does autoupgrade come with a license?”
Do you?
Of course, No!
But where do the doubts come from? Actually this link here does not list the “Oracle Database” as a product. But there is this MOS Note …
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