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Re:Apache declares war on Oracle over Java by wmf on Tuesday November 09, 2010 @10:55PM (#1889077)
Can someone explain why Oracle should give apache exemptions from field of use restrictions?

Because Sun repeatedly promised to do so. IBM and Intel spent (probably) millions on Harmony with the understanding that it would be certified.

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Re:Apache declares war on Oracle over Java by sciboy on Tuesday November 09, 2010 @11:00PM (#1889089)
It was my understanding that there was never any problem as long as they agreed to field of use restrictions. Is this not the case, and if so do you have a link?
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Re:Apache declares war on Oracle over Java by wmf on Tuesday November 09, 2010 @11:16PM (#1889137)
http://jcp.org/aboutJava/communityprocess/JSPA2.pdf

Sections 5B through 5F look relevant.

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