Re:My Thoughts on Oracle v Google
by bad_user on Tuesday August 17, 2010 @05:16AM
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But my point isn't about what the GPL gives you the right to do.
I don't see the Linux kernel devs getting sued or suing the *BSD kernel devs, although they share ideas all the time.
Also, people scale/modify the Linux/BSD kernel to fit their needs all the time. The Java patent grant only applies if you're not building a subset/superset of Java or if you're extending OpenJDK. But these aren't enough ... some people do not want GPL.
That's what I mean by "the spirit of open-source" ... it's a collaboration effort from which everyone benefits.
And as of this recent announcement, OpenJDK is open-source only by license ... if that wasn't clear already.
I don't see the Linux kernel devs getting sued or suing the *BSD kernel devs, although they share ideas all the time.
Also, people scale/modify the Linux/BSD kernel to fit their needs all the time. The Java patent grant only applies if you're not building a subset/superset of Java or if you're extending OpenJDK. But these aren't enough ... some people do not want GPL.
That's what I mean by "the spirit of open-source" ... it's a collaboration effort from which everyone benefits.
And as of this recent announcement, OpenJDK is open-source only by license ... if that wasn't clear already.