I'm kind of hoping that this creates quite an uproar and lots of problems for them. I think it is more of a dream though.
On Mon, Aug 16, 2010 at 11:16 PM, Michael Neale <michael.ne...@gmail.com>wrote: > yep - I didn't say it didn't make sense, but its disappointing from a > community perspective. > > It still may be a long term loss for them too, lets not discount the > knock on effects. > > On Aug 17, 1:09 pm, Robert Casto <casto.rob...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Oracle only has 3 concerns. > > > > 1. Larry Ellison > > 2. Stock Holders > > 3. Serving the wishes of #1 and #2 > > > > It has always been about power and control. Money is a means to an end, > and > > enabler. It also serves as a good way to measure and compare. This is > just > > business and they won't loose sleep over what it will do to the > community. > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Aug 16, 2010 at 10:53 PM, work only <vorlonsw...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Hi > > > > > Oracle/Sun is protecting Java, you just can't have any company (Google) > > > implement a Java environment that does not follow Sun’s specifications! > You > > > need your Java code to run on any JVM! > > > > > Plus its about money and IP. > > > > > Paul > > > > > On Mon, Aug 16, 2010 at 6:44 PM, Michael Neale < > michael.ne...@gmail.com>wrote: > > > > >> I think in summary of the last weeks happenings, we have our answer in > > >> how Oracle will treat the community. > > > > >> Regardless of the right/wrongness of patents, and in particular those > > >> generic patents (all with prior art) - the fact that the first big > > >> public noise from Oracle regarding Java is a patent threat to google > > >> (who were doing something interesting, although not "pure java" by any > > >> means) is clearly disappointing to me and many others. The damage that > > >> I am concerned about is purely to the community. Both Android / Google > > >> and Oracle will be just fine pretty much no matter what. > > > > >> Had it been mixed with other announcements, clarifications, or perhaps > > >> NOT used patent troll techniques (ie use trademark, or copyright, if > > >> they could), then things would be different. > > > > >> -- > > >> 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> > <javaposse%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups .com> > > > . > > > For more options, visit this group at > > >http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. > > > > -- > > Robert Castowww.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. > > -- 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. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
