> Google could always grab an open source version of Java, name it Gava or > whatever, and then rename the service gae/gava.
If the Oracle patents are valid, they will have to pay Oracle royalties even if they use an Open Source version of Java like Apache Harmony unless this Java implementation circumvent the Oracle patents, maybe Dalvik ? It would be interesting to get the Apache Harmony guys point of view. On 14 août, 14:18, Guillermo Schwarz <guillermo.schw...@gmail.com> wrote: > That's a very interesting question. > > First of all, I doubt Oracle would be interested in killing a cloud > technology based in Java if there are other corresponding technologies > doing the same (Python). It would kill half the market AND demonstrate > Java as inadequate for serious cloud computing. > > Supposing that Oracle had a competing technology that meant it would > make reasonable business sense to kill gae/j in order for developers to > switch to their technologies, then Google could always grab an open > source version of Java, name it Gava or whatever, and then rename the > service gae/gava. > > Cheers, > Guillermo. > > On Sat, 2010-08-14 at 02:52 -0700, François Masurel wrote: > > Will Google App Engine for Java be impacted ? > > > I guess that if the Oracle patents are validated, Google wont be able > > to use their "adapted" version of the JDK anymore because it will not > > pass the TCK tests which is required to get the GPL patent grant. > > > Does that mean the end of the Google App Engine for Java platform any > > time soon ? > > -- > Simplex Veri Sigillum -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google App Engine for Java" group. To post to this group, send email to google-appengine-j...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to google-appengine-java+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-appengine-java?hl=en.
