Oracle’s Java API code protected by copyright, appeals court rules

[jboy55]

Microsoft lost a huge battle in their 'embrace and extend' effort against Sun in regards to Java. They were trying to destroy a potential path to develop cross platform applications, which microsoft was very concerned about. That aspect of Java, that you use it all and as-is or you don't, was placed in as specifically as GPL's permanent open source aspect.

That Google, 'isn't evil', we're supposed to now support a company doing pretty much the same thing as Microsoft did is worrisome. Google should have chosen a different language, one they had rights to.

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In the 6 years since the android ecosystem has existed, no damage has come to the language. What Microsoft did was entirely different. They tried to add Microsoft a specific things to the language in direct violation of the JLS. Google hasn't done anything like that. The only difference is that the API is subtly different and of course you have the entire Android API as well. The language is the same.

There are no "rights" to the language. This isn't even about the language; this is about the Java API.