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What I don't understand about this: Why didn't Google/Android use Java under the Open Source license under which it has been provided. Wouldn't that have saved
by jhh 10y ago
What I don't understand about this: Why didn't Google/Android use Java under the Open Source license under which it has been provided. Wouldn't that have saved all the trouble?
- icebraining 10y agoProbably because that would force them and anyone extending Android to license their extensions under the GPL. Phone OEMs would probably keep away from that can of worms.
- anarres 10y agoWhen Google started Android (2005ish, iirc), OpenJDK didn't exist yet.
- jhh 10y agoWell that's a simple and convincing answer. Thanks.
- farcical_tinpot 10y agoOpenJDK either didn't exist or was in its infancy. Also, Oracle created a lot of confusion in that they tried to argue that even Apache Harmony was in violation. Also, there were a lot of third party drivers and software they couldn't use the GPL with. That has now largely disappeared.