So, there are other licensing terms besides GPL3 and Apache2? This puzzles me because I thought those licenses (on Java and Android, respectively) are supposed to be comprehensive in nature. It seems antithetical to the GPL for it to apply only partially. I am not disputing what you said, just trying to get a better handle on this. What aspects of Java are GPL3 and what are not?
Jamal On 8/19/2010 11:38 AM, Sina Bahram wrote:
Schwartz actually shopped Sun around, quite specifically to Elison, with the incentive of a rather large IP suit against Google as considerably sweetening the deal. That's at least according to industry insiders. Now, in regards to the suit, I'd refer you to some of the licensing surrounding j2me and how there are certain requirements of byte/feature compliance, none of which Google translational layer dependant pseudo JVM has. The classpath exception to the GPL v2, while sort of relevant, really has nothing to do with this case. It might come up in discussions, but that's not what the law suit based on the seven patents is about. Take care, Sina -----Original Message----- From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jamal Mazrui Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2010 9:23 AM To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Cc: Alex Hall Subject: Re: Oracle vs. Google (was Why isn't Open Office on Windows Accessible?) Can anyone help clarify the basis of the suit? I thought Java is licensed with GPL3 and the classpath exception, and Android is licensed with Apache2, which is GPL compatible. I am surprised that Oracle would have any legitimate case. Generally, it is not in a company's interest to engage in a prominent lawsuit without a plausible expectation of victory. Jamal __________ View the list's information and change your settings at //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind __________ View the list's information and change your settings at //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind
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