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I know this is going to be an unpopular opinion, but Google created this problem because they didn't want to pay Oracle for commercial use of Java. This isn't
by redm 7y ago
I know this is going to be an unpopular opinion, but Google created this problem because they didn't want to pay Oracle for commercial use of Java.
This isn't always a problem. When Compaq did the same thing to create the first IBM compatible PC's, they did so very carefully, ensuring there was no one working on the team with prior knowledge.
I don't believe Google did the same thing and that's where my problem is. If they can look through Oracle's code, and just re-write it slightly to do the same thing to avoid commercial licensing, that doesn't help Open Source, it hurts it.