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Oracle has now fully open sourced the JDK[1] (more than Sun ever did), not to mention all the resources invested into Java now. [1]: https://blogs.oracle.com/j

by pron 8y ago

Oracle has now fully open sourced the JDK[1] (more than Sun ever did), not to mention all the resources invested into Java now. [1]: https://blogs.oracle.com/java-platform-group/oracle-jdk-releases-for-java-11-and-later https://blogs.oracle.com/java-platform-group/oracle-jdk-rele...

j16sdiz 8y ago
GPLv2 have no explicit patent granting. If you remember Sun, you should knew the TCK license controversy.
- pron 8y ago
  The TCK is a different project licensed separately. As to GPLv2 and patents, see http://en.swpat.org/wiki/GPLv2_and_patents http://en.swpat.org/wiki/GPLv2_and_patents But note that patents are unrelated to copyright, and licesors may only grant their own patents. Third-party licenses always apply (e.g. see how Microsoft was able to extract billions from Android vendors through patents).