The news:
- Oracle sues Google over Android and mobile Java
Hmm. Aren’t these both Linux Foundation members and OIN licensees? Fighting over open source technology in a Linux distro? Presumably this also indicates Oracle’s decision on Apache’s request for a TCK for Harmony. - Oracle’s complaint against Google, on Scribd
Makes it clear this is both copyright and patent related – the full force of the Java specification beartrap.
Background:
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FT interview with Larry Ellison
FT: “Is open source going to be disruptive to Oracle?”
LE: “No. If an open source product gets good enough, we’ll simply take it.” -
Edward Screven (effectively Oracle’s CTO) said “Oracle doesn’t really have an open source-specific strategy” and went on in this article to avoid mentioning community, co-development or reputation in the context of open source.
The right response:
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Stop Software Patents Petition
If you still think software patents are a spur to innovation, you’re not paying attention.
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Hi Simon
While I generally agree with many of your views, you are somewhat disingenuous in your selection of quotation from Screven. In context, he’s saying that Oracle has a general solution strategy, not one that’s specifically open source. I’m not saying that you’re wrong generally on Oracle, it’s just that I don’t think this particular statement is really anything to do with their views on open source per se.
Peter
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