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🦔 Oracle laid off between 20,000 and 30,000 employees Tuesday morning, roughly 18% of its global workforce, via a single email sent at 6am EST with no prior warning. System access was revoked almost immediately after. The cuts are expected to free up $8-10 billion in cash flow. Oracle's stock has lost more than half its value since September 2025 and the company now carries over $124 billion in debt, up from $89 billion a year ago, with free cash flow running negative $10 billion last quarter.
My Take
Oracle posted a 95% jump in net income last quarter and still eliminated 18% of its workforce by email before most people finished their morning coffee. This is not a company in distress in the traditional sense. It's a company that made an enormous debt-funded bet on AI infrastructure and is now converting its workforce into cash flow to service that debt.
We've covered Oracle's AI gamble for months. The $300 billion OpenAI deal through Stargate, $50 billion in capital expenditure this fiscal year, over $124 billion in total debt. Multiple US banks have pulled back from financing Oracle-linked data center projects. Bondholders have sued Oracle claiming it concealed how much additional debt the OpenAI deal would require. The credit default swap spread hit a three-year high earlier this year, meaning debt investors are genuinely nervous about getting paid back.
The workers who got that 6am email built the products Oracle has monetized for decades. The bet that eliminated their jobs was made by people who were already paid regardless of how it turns out. That is the part of the AI infrastructure race that doesn't show up in the capex announcements.
Hedgie🤗
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@rough__sea hey Ry — been following the JavaScript trademark mess since the open letter. Wild that Oracle still hangs onto it. Huge respect for you pushing back with Deno.
We run a small community $NODEJS charity token on Solana, inspired by your original Node.js, aimed at supporting open-source/dev causes like this.
If you ever wanted to claim the fees from the $NODEJS bags at
3YS67LKg1Q7Dm7wRDvB27W9USipJcZQAPAAykjTdBAGS
bags.fm/3YS67LKg1Q7Dm7wRDvB2…
it could realistically push the legal fund toward ~$200k.
No pressure at all — just wanted to share the option. Either way, appreciate you standing up for #FreeJavaScript $NodeJs $Solana
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「JavaScript」がOracleの所有物になってしまうかもしれない。
bit.ly/47TWfFX
そんな事態を防ぐために、Denoの創始者Ryan Dahlが動き出した。記事を読むと「#FreeJavaScript」というスローガンの意味がよく分かる。
Denoは米国特許商標庁に「JavaScript」商標の取り消しを求める正式な申立をしており、今は証拠集めや証言が重要となるディスカバリー段階に入っている。この局面で負ければ、Oracleが「JavaScript」という名前を独占する未来が確定してしまう。
だからこそDenoは20万ドルを目標にGoFundMeで支援を募っている。裁判はコストがかかるが、必要なのは単なる弁護士費用だけではない。言語が汎用名称であることを証明するための世論調査や、専門家の証言、業界団体からの記録提出など、徹底的な準備が求められている。次のパートでは、その費用の内訳や具体的な狙いを見ていこう。
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22 Sep 2025
Deno is raising $200k for the legal fight to free the JavaScript trademark from Oracle deno.com/blog/javascript-tm-… #JavaScript #FreeJavaScript
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18 Sep 2025
Hard choice between donating to Ukrainian Armed Forces and #FreeJavaScript this month.
Contributed $50 to #FreeJavaScript, and will donate the same to help Ukraine fighting #RussianAggressionInUkraine.
gofund.me/b8adc9c60
18 Sep 2025
We’re in the discovery phase to #FreeJavaScript from Oracle: depositions, surveys, evidence, expert testimony. Costly, but vital to protect "JavaScript" for all.
Help us put forward the strongest case possible👇
deno.com/blog/javascript-tm-…
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18 Sep 2025
We’re in the discovery phase to #FreeJavaScript from Oracle: depositions, surveys, evidence, expert testimony. Costly, but vital to protect "JavaScript" for all.
Help us put forward the strongest case possible👇
deno.com/blog/javascript-tm-…
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#FreeJavaScript
@Oracle shame on you! @deno_land FTW -- LFG!
Please support this GoFundMe by donating or sharing—every bit of help makes a difference. gofundme.com/f/help-us-chall…
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Screw Oracle
Donate here to #FreeJavascript
28 Aug 2025
We're launching a GoFundMe to cover legal fees in the trademark fight with Oracle.
We need to raise $200k to make full use of the discovery phase in the trademark cancelation petition. This is a critical step in protecting the JavaScript name for the whole community.
👉 javascript.tm/
I was going to wait a couple weeks, but this surprise Fireship video makes now a good time to announce it.
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I wrote an update on our JavaScript™ cancellation effort
deno.com/blog/deno-v-oracle4
#FreeJavaScript
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30 Mar 2025
#FreeJavaScript update: @Oracle has just filed more on their motion to dismiss the Fraud claim.
Here's a summary of where the case stands: deno.com/blog/deno-v-oracle3
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28 Mar 2025
New Deno v Oracle JavaScript trademark update!
I'll write up a summary soon.
ttabvue.uspto.gov/ttabvue/v?… #FreeJavaScript
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7 Mar 2025
#FreeJavaScript update: We just responded to Oracle's Motion to Dismiss our fraud claim in the JavaScript trademark cancellation.
Oracle argues submitting one valid specimen excuses submitting a fraudulent one. Our position: one legitimate submission doesn't erase another fraudulent act.
ttabvue.uspto.gov/ttabvue/v?…
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Подробнее почитать можно в блоге Deno deno.com/blog?tag=freejavasc…
А так же следить по тегу #FreeJavaScript в twi за развитием событий
P.S. JavaScript будет свободным!
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Small #FreeJavaScript update: We're requesting a two-week extension to reply to Oracle. Unfortunate, but we need to get everything right. Response coming by March 9. Stay tuned!
ttabvue.uspto.gov/ttabvue/v?…
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Oracle justified its JavaScript trademark by claiming Node.js — now it wants that ignored
#FreeJavaScript
deno.com/blog/deno-v-oracle2
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24 Jan 2025
Node.js Digest #17: FreeJavaScript, State of JavaScript 2024, State of Node.js Performance, Express.js 2025 dlvr.it/THYYgY
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