>> Google infamously got in a ton of trouble for using Java since oracle wanted a slice of that pie. They sure did, by... being reckless, and possibly stupid.

>> Google infamously got in a ton of trouble for using Java since oracle wanted a slice of that pie. They sure did, by... being reckless, and possibly stupid. You can use OpenJDK (and bazillions people do), and noone will bother you. But if you get something trademarked "Java", and then change it to your liking, and you still call it "Java", and release it under trademarked name, then you do deserve the lawsuit & c.