Dick Hollenbeck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> "Java" must be used as an adjective when refering to your
> work. "Java Compatible" cannot be claimed unless you pass
> the JCK (and apparently have licensed the JCK to have
> passed it.)
>
> Use of the name "Java" can be controlled because it is a
> Sun Trademark.
We're very careful to use the name "Java" in ways that are legally
permissible. For instance, to quote
<URL:http://www.gnu.org/software/classpath/>:
Classpath is a set of essential libraries for supporting the Java
language.
My previous comments were in reference to Sun's claim that all clean
room implementations must fully implement the Java specification.
This is a bogus claim, which has nothing to do with their legitimate
claims over use of the name "Java".
> If you lose your clean room status, you are like a house of cards.
> Be careful about an army of guys working concurrently with code from
> Sun.
We have not lost our clean room status, nor will we. If you're
referring to Michel Emmel's previous post, Emmel has not contributed
any code to the Classpath code base.
