Judge Alsup asks Oracle/Google to brief API issue in light of new EU ruling

Re:Judge Alsup asks Oracle/Google to brief API issue in ligh... by jan_g on Friday May 04, 2012 @05:23AM (#3927645)

I am very ambivalent to this issue of Oracle vs Google.

On one hand I'd like Oracle to lose, because what's the point of touting Java as free and releasing open jdk, if you then go around and sue other companies. Legal issues aside (I am not a lawyer), I feel this 'copyrightable API' is stupid and counterproductive.

On the other hand I want Oracle to win and then hopefully Google will move away from Java. Then Oracle will effectively have killed Java on mobile and have only themselves to blame.

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Re:Judge Alsup asks Oracle/Google to brief API issue in ligh... by ajray on Friday May 04, 2012 @05:41AM (#3927698)

While that's a nice thought, I don't think that ruling in favor of Oracle will magically make Android poof into a new language/api/framework. It'd take lots of effort, and in the meantime fall way behind Apple. I'm not even sure the cost of trying to keep up with the iPhone would be justified in that case.

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Re:Judge Alsup asks Oracle/Google to brief API issue in ligh... by debacle on Friday May 04, 2012 @09:28AM (#3928259)

If Oracle wins, it will completely change the industry, probably for the worse.

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Re:Judge Alsup asks Oracle/Google to brief API issue in ligh... by chris_j on Friday May 04, 2012 @10:22AM (#3928459)

If Google moved away from Java, what language(s) would you prefer them to use?

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