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| Re: Oracle sues Google over Java in Android [message #471382 is a reply to message #471278] |
Fri, 13 August 2010 13:20   |
ThomasG
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Registered: April 2005
Location: Heilbronn, Germany
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This is not good.
One of the main advantages (aside from more platform options) I saw in Java over .net is that it was easier to deploy without worrying about licenses etc...
Makes me wonder if it might be a good idea to begin looking for alternatives to Oracle technology to keep options open, when they jump all over the lock-down bandwagon.
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| Re: Oracle sues Google over Java in Android [message #471432 is a reply to message #471382] |
Sat, 14 August 2010 08:34 |
Frank
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Registered: March 2000
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I really don't get the fuzz over all this.
First of all, Oracle is not blind, not insane, or otherwise not from this world, so I really doubt if all the FUD is rightful.
Second, I hear a lot of people crying (not just here, but especially at sites like slashdot) "I BOUGHT my iPhone, so I should be able to do with it whatever I want", yet when Oracle buys Sun, they cry when Oracle wants to change a single bit in the code.
Third, where on OpenOffice.org's site can you see any reference to Oracle, except for some locations where there used to be a Sun logo? Where do you see ANY reference to the name Oracle Office on that site?
You are confusing StarOffice/StarSuite with OpenOffice.org. From Oracle's website: "Oracle Open Office (formerly StarOffice and StarSuite) is a complete open-standard office productivity suite"
StarOffice and StarSuite have always been commercial products.
See? This is part of the FUD I was referring to..
[Edit: some typos, redirected some text]
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