Incorrect. IcedTea -- like the OpenJDK it derives from -- is licensed under GPLv2, which does not have patent provisions.
GPLv3 does have patent provisions, but it still requires that the author of the GPL code actually owns the patents to the techniques used, which is not necessarily the case. On Dec 8, 12:54 pm, Audrius <[email protected]> wrote: > Google has had a possibility to pick the GPL-licensed IceTea > distribution and build on the top of that - GPL provides protection > against the software patents that are now involved in the lawsuit. Who > does not like that license and seeks something more proprietary always > risks to get more than he wants. I am really not ready to fight and > die for a company so careless. Java will be same as Microsoft for me > when Microsoft will release they .NET under GPL. -- 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.
