if that had been made clear - that would be interesting. but I don't think that is the case at all (in terms of "protecting").
On Aug 17, 12:53 pm, work only <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi > > Oracle/Sun is protecting Java, you just can't have any company (Google) > implement a Java environment that does not follow Sun’s specifications! You > need your Java code to run on any JVM! > > Plus its about money and IP. > > Paul > > On Mon, Aug 16, 2010 at 6:44 PM, Michael Neale <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > I think in summary of the last weeks happenings, we have our answer in > > how Oracle will treat the community. > > > Regardless of the right/wrongness of patents, and in particular those > > generic patents (all with prior art) - the fact that the first big > > public noise from Oracle regarding Java is a patent threat to google > > (who were doing something interesting, although not "pure java" by any > > means) is clearly disappointing to me and many others. The damage that > > I am concerned about is purely to the community. Both Android / Google > > and Oracle will be just fine pretty much no matter what. > > > Had it been mixed with other announcements, clarifications, or perhaps > > NOT used patent troll techniques (ie use trademark, or copyright, if > > they could), then things would be different. > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "The Java Posse" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]<javaposse%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups > > .com> > > . > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
