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| Authored by: Anonymous on Sunday, April 22 2012 @ 09:56 AM EDT |
there isn't. the public methods *are* the API.
And I posted further up on the Subject of programming to Interface, do not
confuse the Interface in API with the Java Language Interface Abstract Type[ Reply to This | Parent | # ]
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| Authored by: hardmath on Monday, April 23 2012 @ 11:12 AM EDT |
The Java APIs collectively have some structure, but no more
than is "reflected" in their filenames, which correspond
(and functionally must correspond) to the package and
subpackage hierarchy. Packages may also be called class
libraries, though this ordinarily refers to the
implementation of a package.
The individual APIs have structure as to class & (public)
methods declared/defined in a package.
So there is some organization of public methods that could
potentially be claimed by Oracle as "copyrightable", beyond
the mere selection of individual public methods in the APIs.
But that is an argument Oracle needs to advance through
witness testimony. So far, nothing along those lines... and
Judge Alsup has essentially ordered them to speak up!
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