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Re:Java 18 / JDK 18: General Availability by danuker on Tuesday March 22, 2022 @11:29AM (#30767269)
Ignorance of the Supreme Court decision that Java API copyrights are not enforceable.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_LLC_v._Oracle_America,_....

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Re:Java 18 / JDK 18: General Availability by papercrane on Tuesday March 22, 2022 @11:31AM (#30767304)
That's a separate issue. There are lots of licensed OpenJDK builds, and even for Android the case is no longer relevant as Google now licenses the API from Oracle.
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