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Re:Google’s copying of the Java SE API was fair use [pdf] by steveklabnik on Monday April 05, 2021 @01:44PM (#26702076)
There's a line in here that says "In the 1990s, Oracle created a programming language called Java." that is funny on its face, but is written this way for the exact reason you're talking about.
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Re:Google’s copying of the Java SE API was fair use [pdf] by reikonomusha on Monday April 05, 2021 @03:20PM (#26703365)
To their credit, they are explicit (in a footnote I believe) about equating Sun and Oracle.
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Re:Google’s copying of the Java SE API was fair use [pdf] by steveklabnik on Monday April 05, 2021 @03:27PM (#26703452)
Yes, it is one of the first footnotes.
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