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>would've balked at being forced to open source all of their proprietary modifications to Android OpenJDK have linking exception, so it doesn't apply. In fact
by garaetjjte 6y ago
>would've balked at being forced to open source all of their proprietary modifications to Android
OpenJDK have linking exception, so it doesn't apply. In fact Android uses OpenJDK now. It also makes Oracle case looks phoney, suing Google for Java usage while having released freely available OpenJDK.
But that's not the point, I think implementing API/ABI/protocols/whatever should be allowed whether or not vendor wants it. There are many reimplementations of competitors APIs, and ruling in favor of Oracle would basically break that. Under that interpretation Wine would be in danger too, as significant part of Wine development is commercial (by CodeWeavers making their CrossOver product).