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    +1, but it's not clear why "an implementation wishing to use that trademark must come to terms with Oracle" isn't a contradiction of the claim that the Oracle implementation isn't the official one. If you need Oracle's permission to use the word "Java" (which you presumably need to use if you create an implementation) then in some sense their version is the official one. I'm not arguing that that is the case, but rather that the answer could be clearer on this point. Commented Mar 17, 2020 at 21:28
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    @JonBentley A trademark is just a trademark, a name used for marketing and advertising. I don’t see how that mere label makes an implementation any more “official”. I’m not arguing against your point, I just don’t know how to make it any more plain and clear. If you have a specific solution to suggest, please do so. Commented Mar 17, 2020 at 21:37
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    The second image looks suspiciously like an Adopt advertising (though there does not seem to be any financial interest in that as it is free). Commented Mar 17, 2020 at 22:19
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    @JanHudec No, not an advertisement. The broad usefulness of AdoptOpenJDK as seen in that graphic is the natural outcome of the wide support for the project across much of the Java community including most of the other vendors lending their support. The only conspiracy you’ve uncovered is the wide-ranging cooperation of the Java community converging in the founding and support of that project. Commented Mar 17, 2020 at 22:27
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    @BasilBourque I think you should make it very clear that AdoptOpenJDK is your personal preference in the "I don't care" case. Not that it is necessarily wrong or right, but it is your personal opinion. Commented Mar 18, 2020 at 21:56