It's almost as if Larry is looking for a way to get his extra expenses covered, and looks back at what Sun did to Microsoft to get $ 1.6bn. Though Google had the benefits of hindsight and most noticeably did NOT refer to Java anywhere - avoiding the copyright violation aspect.
/Casper On Aug 13, 8:50 am, Jan Goyvaerts <java.arti...@gmail.com> wrote: > Amen... > > Not that I was expecting it, but I'm not exactly surprised either. It Sadly > fits with the mindset of my former employer: one-track minded, on the short > term money making machines. > > But honestly, I would have kept the surprise for the keynote @ JavaOne ! :-) > > > > On Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 06:57, Robert Casto <casto.rob...@gmail.com> wrote: > > This is a thread titled "Oracle - please explain?". > > > What else would I be talking about? > > > On Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 12:51 AM, Derek Munneke > > <derek.munn...@gmail.com>wrote: > > >> So i guess you are talking about the Google law suit > > >>http://www.scribd.com/doc/35811761/Oracle-s-complaint-against-Google-... > > >> .. which i guess is because now there is money to take up the issues from > >> 2007: > >>http://news.cnet.com/8301-13580_3-9817048-39.html > >>http://news.cnet.com/8301-13580_3-9815495-39.html > > >> wasn't clear .. maybe you were upset by the java 6 update 21, or the red > >> logos on everything ;) > > >> /derek > > >> On 13 August 2010 13:56, Michael Neale <michael.ne...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >>> Oracle pissing all over the java brand and community by doing this. > >>> Killing it as a safe choice in the mind share of developers to build > >>> on. > > >>> What a message "build on java, but watch out for these patents if you > >>> get to successful". > > >>> On Aug 13, 1:21 pm, Derek Munneke <derek.munn...@gmail.com> wrote: > >>> > remind me, what are they explaining? > > >>> > On 13 August 2010 11:43, Michael Neale <michael.ne...@gmail.com> > >>> wrote: > > >>> > > I know there is no info around other than the initial statement - but > >>> > > this is really a really really bad thing for developer PR right not. > > >>> > > Really bad. > > >>> > > Please explain ! > > >>> > > Even if a complaint turns out to be legitimate - some damage control > >>> > > is needed. > > >>> > > -- > >>> > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > >>> Groups > >>> > > "The Java Posse" group. > >>> > > To post to this group, send email to javapo...@googlegroups.com. > >>> > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >>> > > javaposse+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<javaposse%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups > >>> > > .com> > >>> <javaposse%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups .com> > >>> > > . > >>> > > For more options, visit this group at > >>> > >http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. > > >>> -- > >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > >>> "The Java Posse" group. > >>> To post to this group, send email to javapo...@googlegroups.com. > >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >>> javaposse+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<javaposse%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups > >>> .com> > >>> . > >>> For more options, visit this group at > >>>http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. > > >> -- > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > >> "The Java Posse" group. > >> To post to this group, send email to javapo...@googlegroups.com. > >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >> javaposse+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<javaposse%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups > >> .com> > >> . > >> For more options, visit this group at > >>http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. > > > -- > > Robert Casto > >www.robertcasto.com > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "The Java Posse" group. > > To post to this group, send email to javapo...@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > javaposse+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<javaposse%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups > > .com> > > . > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to javapo...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to javaposse+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
