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Oracle Java is based on OpenJDK and certified by Oracle. So I don't see how pouring vast resources into OpenJDK would make "Oracle Java" obsolete.
by syjer 11y ago
Oracle Java is based on OpenJDK and certified by Oracle. So I don't see how pouring vast resources into OpenJDK would make "Oracle Java" obsolete.
- scotty79 11y ago> Oracle Java is based on OpenJDK I don't think that's exactly the case. Oracle Java has some features that OpenJDK doesn't have. What if Google accelerated development of Open JDK beyond what Oracle is brewing so far that at some point Oracle will have a choice of just taking OpenJDK and stamping their brand on it (probably illegal) or being forgotten Java-wise?
- mike_hearn 11y agoOracle runs OpenJDK. They aren't separate projects.
- sixbrx 11y agoGoogle would only need to fork and rename though, then Oracle wouldn't be running it. If using the fork were a requirement to running on Android, that's a big draw. I'm not sure Google is really interested in that though.