So what you are effectively saying is that there are two likely outcomes: 1) Oracle helps create a new modern runtime profile compatible with Android (Java Android Edition) a la JME and licenses the old-fashioned way they have always done it.
2) Google dumps Dalvik and forks OpenJDK instead, which satisfies Oracle and provides patent immunity at the same time. Bummer, I rather like the speed of a fast trace-based hybrid like Dalvik. Not sure I'd like a server-grade VM like HotSpot crippling my phone. /Casper On Aug 17, 2:43 pm, Kirk <kirk.pepperd...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi all, > > It is my understanding of the problem that Oracle is looking to bring Delvik > in line with the standard Java, no more no less. Of course it will involve > licensing fees and my guess is that Google didn't feel the need to play ball > so... in to the courts we go where Oracle will force the issue. I don't > believe they actually want to squish Delvik but when you go to war to need to > bring all your toys with you. Consider what happens if Oracle loses. > > Regards, > Kirk > > On Aug 17, 2010, at 1:39 PM, Casper Bang wrote: > > > > > On Aug 17, 12:17 pm, Reinier Zwitserloot <reini...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> No, if google had gone with C#/Mono, they'd have only a quarter of > >> their current userbase, and what makes you think Microsoft would NOT > >> have sued Google with a bunch of overly broad patents? Microsoft has > >> more at stake than Oracle, and would have a more destructive end- > >> result in mind (killing off android to make room for windows mobile > >> 7). > > > Power corrupts and Microsoft have indeed been abusive in the past, but > > if Google sticked to the Ecma spec I don't see how they could do > > anything against a clean-room implementation like Mono. Hopefully they > > will eventually replace their monkey CEO, but for the time being > > Ellison is the scary one and Ballmer is the one to pity. > > > -- > > 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 > > athttp://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.
