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I think this type of behavior was what everyone feared would happen, but I never really believed they would stoop this low. This may mean that JCP is dead, har
by corruption 16y ago
I think this type of behavior was what everyone feared would happen, but I never really believed they would stoop this low.
This may mean that JCP is dead, harmony is doomed and it must be pretty scary for companies heavily invested in Java.
- Niten 16y agoThis would be like Microsoft suing the Mono team for its C# and CLI implementations, which it has irrevocably promised not to do: http://www.microsoft.com/interop/cp/default.mspx http://www.microsoft.com/interop/cp/default.mspx I was worried when Oracle acquired Sun, but I never thought I'd see them clamp down on Java to the extent that .NET is a significantly more open platform. But there it is.
- corruption 16y agoWell, I think I am wrong on my initial gut reaction, kindly pointed out by wmf. This would be like Microsoft suing RedHat for creating a non-compatible C#-like language and virtual machine.
- wmf 16y agoThis has nothing to do with the JCP or Harmony. Sun's long-standing policy has been to grant Java licenses to compatible implementations, which Dalvik certainly is not. Also, Sun was only willing to grant free licenses to open-source non-mobile VMs, which again Dalvik is not eligible for.
- corruption 16y agoYou are right - my initial gut reaction bested my brain :)