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One of Oracle's slides quotes the licence statement in the Java Specification (http://docs.oracle.com/javase/specs/jls/se7/html/jls-0-legal.html http://docs.ora
by vilhelm_s 15y ago
One of Oracle's slides quotes the licence statement in the Java Specification (http://docs.oracle.com/javase/specs/jls/se7/html/jls-0-legal.html http://docs.oracle.com/javase/specs/jls/se7/html/jls-0-legal...). It states that you are allowed to use it for developing applications, but not for developing "non-compliant" implementations. So I guess their position is that Google's implementation is an infringing copy of part of the specification (namely the type signatures).
- VikingCoder 15y agoI could have a line in my license statement for my book that it's legal for you to buy my book, but not loan it to a friend. That doesn't mean that any court would find fault with you, if you bought my book and then loaned it to a friend. That's totally fair use. Just an analogy to show that just because a company tries to make you believe they have the right to limit what you can legally do, doesn't mean you are legally limited.
- fpgeek 15y agoAs long as the book in question isn't an ebook, sadly. In that case, the book is licensed, not sold, and the license agreement has teeth.
- VikingCoder 15y ago...so I loan you my whole Kindle. :)