Dumb question maybe, but I notice in the samples you give your file the .java extension
Please tell me that oracle can't claim a trademark violation for using .java as a file extension, or importing java.util.* into your code. What protects us from this? Anything? On Feb 7, 9:40 pm, Casper Bang <[email protected]> wrote: > Nope not the same thing at the legal level, but for 99% of Android > developers who operate at the technical level, the difference debate > is rather moot. And no doubt Google befitted greatly from hindsight, > making sure not to make the same rather clumsy moves Microsoft did > (i.e. never referring to it as Java). C# and Android are essentially > the same manifestation: Embrace an existing thriving community while > being stewards of their own fate. It worked well for Microsoft, it > will work well for Google - the difference is Microsoft payed Sun > while Google will pay Oracle. > > On Feb 6, 6:20 pm, Reinier Zwitserloot <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Microsoft and Sun came to an agreement, contracts were signed. Sun sued > > microsoft based on two things: > > > (A) Trademark law. Microsoft was calling something 'java' which wasn't up to > > spec. > > > (B) Breach of contract. > > > Contrast this to Oracle v. Google, which is based on only one issue (the > > copyright issue isn't in here, see next post): > > > (A) Breach of some (ridiculously) broad patents, that appear to apply just > > as much to for example firefox's jit javascript engine. > > > Not at all the same thing. There are no contracts between google and > > oracle/sun that are pertinent, and there's no breach of trademark law > > either. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
