Oracle blocking Java installs in Russia

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Reports indicate that users in Russia who attempt to download and install Java are being told that a government embargo forbids it.

Users in Russia are reporting that attempts to install Java are being redirected to a page which says that installation is forbidden under a legal embargo.

The page referred to in the reports does exist on java.com, but we have not been able to confirm that users in Russia are redirected to it.

Updated on August 9: A user in Russia has confirmed for ZDNet that he was redirected to the embargo page when attempting to install Java.

The page says nothing about Russia or any other country, but it is located in the /ru directory of java.com. The image below is of the same page in the java.com/en folder:

We have also been unable to locate any news or government announcements indicating that distribution of software like Java would be banned.

We have contacted Oracle for comment and will include it in this article when we receive it.
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https://www.facebook.com/ZDNet/phot...3.393427.5953112932/10152431615807933/?type=1
http://www.zdnet.com/oracle-blocking-java-installs-in-russia-7000032469/
 
Well done Oracle, you've done what Hitler and the cold war couldn't, beat Russia into submission with interwebz super powerz.

Derp.
 
zippy said:
English not your first language? Free means you don't need to pay for it. That's all it means.
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Touchy much? Just stupid measures to take in my opinion, don't agree with russia so block all the java users/programmers, as if the java programmers make up 80% of the population
 
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