Aren't there field of use restrictions on OpenJDK that would prevent IronDroid from running on mobile devices?
On Feb 14, 9:10 am, Fabrizio Giudici <[email protected]> wrote: > On 02/14/2011 02:47 PM, Casper Bang wrote:>> Maybe Android as a library for > OpenJDK ? > > That's effectively what they are trying to do no? Replacing Dalvik's > > native ties (to Linux core libraries, glibc etc.) and delegating to > > JDK API's instead. I can see how this can render the Java trademark > > issue moot, but... does hosting Dalvik on OpenJDK provide enough > > protection from patent litigation? > > I suppose that IcedRobot could be a good probe to test a couple of > things: 1) whether OpenJDK is effective in an Android environment, thus > demonstrating whether the choice of Dalvik was needed for technical > reasons, or only for political reasons 2) whether the OpenJDK provides > enough protection against patents, even though it's difficult to say > whether the thing will really grab the attention of Oracle. Probably not > before a relatively long time, and I suppose that in the meantime the > Oracle vs Google lawsuit has come to an end. > > Furthermore, one could be curious on why this approach wasn't > implemented at industrial level by any major company. Maybe IcedRobot > might become palatable for companies such as Facebook that are going to > do Android-based developments and could found themselves forced to pay > royalties to Oracle. Who knowz... maybe Mario Torre & al. have thought > at a marketing scenario for the thing? ;-) > > The only thing that puzzles me is that this is a huge task, 6 developers > (even though talented) could be not enough and they are setting even > ambitious goals (such as GNUDroid + GNUBishop, that would be even an > Android extension). I suppose they're going to focus efforts initially > on the GNUDroid part. > > -- > Fabrizio Giudici - Java Architect, Project Manager > Tidalwave s.a.s. - "We make Java work. Everywhere." > java.net/blog/fabriziogiudici -www.tidalwave.it/people > [email protected] -- 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.
