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the VM/runtime need to be open source Isn't ART Apache 2-licensed? They don't have to provide the source. I don't see why they would completely close it though
by microtonal 2y ago
the VM/runtime need to be open source
Isn't ART Apache 2-licensed? They don't have to provide the source. I don't see why they would completely close it though. It would lead to forks, plus they have a lot of control through Google Play Services etc. already.
- fweimer 2y agoParts are GPLv2 with Classpath exception: https://cs.android.com/android/platform/superproject/main/+/main:libcore/ojluni/src/main/java/java/lang/invoke/MethodHandle.java https://cs.android.com/android/platform/superproject/main/+/...
- merb 2y agoyeah it’s mostly the runtime which is basically openjdk bits.