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OpenJDK is an open source implementation of the Java API. However the question here is about the openness of the Java API itself, not any particular implementat
by shawnz 8y ago
OpenJDK is an open source implementation of the Java API. However the question here is about the openness of the Java API itself, not any particular implementation of it. Google already uses a totally separate implementation which is different from both Oracle Java AND OpenJDK.
- BossingAround 8y agoDoes that make Java/OpenJDK any less open source? If I take OpenJDK and start selling it, how could Oracle get me if OpenJDK is GPL? We're not talking about re-implementing the JDK/JRE spec; the author mentioned he/she wants to use only open source languages...