OSNews is Exploring the Future of Computing

Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 9th Nov 2010 22:28 UTC, submitted by fran

"Charging that Oracle has willfully disregarded the licensing terms for its own Java technology, the Apache Software Foundation has called upon other members of the Java Community Process (JCP) to vote against the next proposed version of the language, should Oracle continue to impose restrictions on open-source Java use. The nonprofit organization has also indicated that it could end its involvement in the JCP if the licensing restrictions stay in place."

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RE[2]: I doubt this will do anything

by Valhalla on Wed 10th Nov 2010 05:21 UTC in reply to "RE: I doubt this will do anything"

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I agree, its pretty rough. I guess if you want a robust, cross-platform solution free from lawsuits, you should just go with Mono.

Nah, the reason nobody has been sued is because nobody is using it.

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