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by technofiend 3416 days ago
Let's assume Oracle wins on appeal... What's next? Is everyone suddenly writing .Net code? Or are we left to find languages with lapsed copyrights? Fortran IV and Snobol are the new hotness! Everyone in to the pool!
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ktRolster 3416 days ago
It depends on the details of the ruling (the court could decide to pass such a narrow judgement that it only affects Oracle). Here is an analysis of how the rulings (up until now) affect the software world: http://www.zerobugsandprogramfaster.net/essays/x-1.html
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bsg75 3416 days ago
Languages without a corporate owner.
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coldpie 3416 days ago
JavaScript is right out. There's such a mish-mash of API owners there that it will give decades of court cases from copyright trolls.

This is one of the most important tech cases in history. Oracle is on a fast-track to destroying the software industry with it.

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petercooper 3416 days ago
Oh don't worry, Oracle are one step ahead with JavaScript. They launched this Twitter account last week: https://twitter.com/javascript .. and for a week they posted loads of Java stuff on it and haven't failed to point out in replies that they own JavaScript's trademark. The picture of their headquarters is also a nice touch.
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pjmlp 3416 days ago
Well, Google started it when they tried to avoid paying Java SE license to use it in embedded devices.

For example, the guys from MicroEJ did the things the right way and don't have any issues with Oracle,

http://www.microej.com/products/device-software-development/...

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pjmlp 3416 days ago
Good luck finding those.

Even Fortran, C and C++ compilers depend on the work that a few corporations like Apple, Google, Intel, Microsoft,... put working on the compilers and sending employees to ANSI meetings.

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