This is why I don't use Java, even if there is OpenJDK. Would rather use a
language like Python that is beautiful to look at, remains under a FLOSS
license, and isn't ruled by a single corporation.
dguth...@posteo.net, Sáb 28 Mai 2016 02:42:37 CEST:
Ars Technica have written an article about the outcome of the Oracle
vs Google trial:
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/05/op-ed-oracle-attorney-says-googles-court-victory-might-kill-the-gpl/
They argue that the verdict, that use of
>Ars Technica have written an article about...
Is it? It's by Annette Hurst, the layer. Op-ed, basically a personal rant
about what should never be.
"What I don't understand is how this can threaten the GPL?"
It can't and doesn't. The article is a bunch of rubbish.
"The GPL is a detailed legal document that lays out exactly what the user of
the licensed software agrees to. "copyright" is a more general category. Fair
use is a more
What I don't understand is how this can threaten the GPL? The GPL is a
detailed legal document that lays out exactly what the user of the licensed
software agrees to. "copyright" is a more general category. Fair use is a
more general concept. The GPL is a specific license.
It is almost
Actually, on second thoughts, the article's link between API and software
more broadly is tenuous at best, and the aeticle's argument has very little
substance to it.
Ars Technica have written an article about the outcome of the Oracle vs
Google trial:
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/05/op-ed-oracle-attorney-says-googles-court-victory-might-kill-the-gpl/
They argue that the verdict, that use of the Java APIs was "fair use" could
destroy the GNU
