They aren&#x27;t entirely invalid, though interestingly the only times something like this has ever happened were around that Java platform, not .NET. And yet, even though they&#x27;re the ones who are notable for actually trying to do so, nobody worries too much about trusting Oracle not to try and torpedo any open source ecosystems for profit.<p>Which is why I&#x27;m inclined to think of it as FUD-spreading. It&#x27;s not about a balanced assessment of the strategic risks involved in using a particular open source product so much as it&#x27;s about how one company in particular has been mythologized into something approaching a Lovecraftian horror in the minds of many members of a particular subculture.