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Re:An obscure research project could accelerate innovation i... by nottorp on Sunday January 08, 2017 @06:39AM (#13349308)
Actually no, most open source licenses have no mention of patents.

If you're smaller than Google, dealing with Oracle might be outside your budget. Safer not to.

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Re:An obscure research project could accelerate innovation i... by jerven on Sunday January 08, 2017 @06:52AM (#13349339)
If its patents you are worried about, not dealing with someone won't protect you from their lawyers.
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Re:An obscure research project could accelerate innovation i... by nottorp on Sunday January 08, 2017 @09:16AM (#13349740)
It's Oracle's general attitude. While not going anywhere near their products won't protect you from a patent lawsuit, it is some protection. They can't sneak in some commercial components and bill you later, for example.
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