The Java and open source community’s collective jaw dropped today as Oracle launched a patent suit against Google, claiming it infringed Java patents in the Android mobile operating system.
Some expressed surprise, as Sun Microsystems open-sourced Java, and issued a patent grant before Oracle bought the company, which they believe should make Java free to use. Bruce Perens, quoted the list of demands in the patent grant, saying: “It’s not clear what Oracle is after. Could it be that Google’s Java implementation does not meet the above requirements?”
Some expressed surprise, as Sun Microsystems open-sourced Java, and issued a patent grant before Oracle bought the company, which they believe should make Java free to use. Bruce Perens, quoted the list of demands in the patent grant, saying: “It’s not clear what Oracle is after. Could it be that Google’s Java implementation does not meet the above requirements?”
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