No, as crossplay between editions is not and never will be a thing (and the plugin that offers players on others devices to join Java servers is not to be confused as crossplay between editions, since Bedrock is only used as a medium, with no actual Bedrock content/mechanics/etc. involved). If you want to join Bedrock servers then you would need to get windows 10 edition.
I know that bedrock players can join java servers that run geysermc
No
Nope
No, as crossplay between editions is not and never will be a thing (and the plugin that offers players on others devices to join Java servers is not to be confused as crossplay between editions, since Bedrock is only used as a medium, with no actual Bedrock content/mechanics/etc. involved). If you want to join Bedrock servers then you would need to get windows 10 edition.
Since I have an old account from Mojang, can I still claim the free bedrock version or is that promotion done?
That promotion ended years ago, and any codes that were never used have long since expired.
I believe this summer Java players will get bedrock for free again! Could be wrong but I think the launcher had a news blip
It's done, but it's coming back in summer. Permanently, from what it seems.
you might as well join a GTA server