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Because Google didn't use Java as distributed by Oracle/Sun or the Java with the GPL license. (in the timeline of the dispute) Google used an Apache licensed r
by barkingcat 7y ago
Because Google didn't use Java as distributed by Oracle/Sun or the Java with the GPL license. (in the timeline of the dispute)
Google used an Apache licensed re-implementation called Harmony, which was GPL incompatible to begin with. (The project was created specifically to not be GPL licensed, to AVOID the GPL as well as to negate any GPL protections)