> Java has the lingering shadow of Oracle hanging over it.

This myth needs to be dispelled.

OpenJDK is Java, and is open source under GPL.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenJDK

https://github.com/openjdk/jdk/blob/master/LICENSE

Would you ditch Linux, because Canonical has been making concerning decisions with Ubuntu ?

False equivalence.

Canonical doesn't own the Linux trademark, nor have the litigation history.