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Wow, I had no idea! Thanks for the summary. :)

• eli 17y ago
  Yup, seems like a really clever way to give developers a familiar language with a huge library without having to make a deal with Sun (err Oracle) for a JVM license
  • wmf 17y ago
    The clever part is getting anyone to believe that a VM with the exact same semantics as Java doesn't infringe Java patents.
  • nailer 17y ago
    Isn't the JVM OSS?
    • dchest 17y ago
      Here's an article on this: "Dalvik: how Google routed around Sun’s IP-based licensing restrictions on Java ME" http://www.betaversion.org/~stefano/linotype/news/110/ http://www.betaversion.org/~stefano/linotype/news/110/