Tim Moores wrote:That lawsuit is about the use of the Java API, and the use of a small amount of code Google didn't have the right to use. The switch to OpenJDK doesn't affect that, but neither should it give new grounds for lawsuits.
To me, it's more about envy than anything else; and also reflects Oracle's
philosophy about Java (something they
weren't involved in creating) as "their property".
Personally, I hope the judgement is for some portion of the license fees they
may have been due (400m) as opposed to the 8.8g they're going after - which represents all profits that Google have made from using Java in a way that Oracle never thought of. However, since they've specifically decided
not to pursue the licensing part of the total, I wouldn't have too much problem with them losing this time around as well.
By contrast,
Sun's CEO congratulated Google when Android came out with some comment about
rocket boosters.
Winston