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Re:Apache loses Java showdown vote to Oracle by nradov on Tuesday December 07, 2010 @12:09AM (#1978088)
Apache can write their own test suite, but their products can't be legally branded as "Java™" without passing the TCK. Of course, a cleanroom implementation of Java can pass the TCK yet still contain bugs that make it unsuitable for production use. Even if the licensing issues went away I can't see how an Apache Java would ever see enterprise adoption.
Re:Apache loses Java showdown vote to Oracle by tzs on Tuesday December 07, 2010 @12:43AM (#1978143)
More important than not being able to call it Java, I believe thar if they don't pass the TCK, they do not get a license to the patents.