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How does OpenJDK stay out of violation if Oracle wins? Doesn't OpenJDK basically copy the API as well?
by danjoc 10y ago
How does OpenJDK stay out of violation if Oracle wins? Doesn't OpenJDK basically copy the API as well?
- alcari 10y agoOpenJDK was created by Sun.
- tlogan 10y agoCode for OpenJDK can run unmodified on Oracle Java. Code for Android Apps contain unrelated public APIs so cannot run on Oracle Java.
- wtallis 10y agoWhat does copyright law care about software compatibility?
- punctilio 10y agoOracle owns copyright on OpenJDK, so it can't 'violate'. Maybe more precisely, if you regard the API in question as copyrightable, Oracle has clearly licensed it under GPLv2 plus the Classpath Exception. Also, the issue of copyrightability of the Java SE API has already been definitively decided in this case, in Oracle's favor.