So, Android using the harmony codebase is nefarious?

That seems like a bit of a strange conclusion!

On Jul 22, 11:42 pm, Mark Derricutt <[email protected]> wrote:
> I don't see how they could.  Unlike MS they're not "changing" java.
>
> However - I do see Google as the number 1 reason for us not having a
> (*&#((* JAVA 7 JSR yet.  All because Android is Apache Harmony under
> the covers, and if they relaxed the field of use restrictions like
> Apache wants, then Android can call themselves Java without having to
> pay licensing ( or something I believe ).
>
> I'd love to know some more concrete details of the implications ( I
> could be totally wrong on things here ).
>
> --
> Pull me down under...
>
> On Fri, Jul 23, 2010 at 8:13 AM, [email protected]
>
>
>
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> > I listened to the latest podcast and there was a lot of discussion
> > about how Oracle could go after Google because Android is an alternate
> > java implementation. What is the basis for this?

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