* David Holmes: > tom.haw...@oracle.com said the following on 08/14/10 00:12: >> On 13/08/2010 14:58, Chris Hegarty wrote: >> >>> protected final Object clone() throws CloneNotSupportedException { >>> throw new CloneNotSupportedException(); >> >> The final can (and should, IMO) be removed. > > Why? What purpose would it serve?
Increased backwards compatibility.