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java.net.Socket is a lot better than inet.h | 394 comments | Create New Account
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creativity somewhere in the Java API?
Authored by: Gringo_ on Wednesday, April 25 2012 @ 09:18 PM EDT

That is not the question. Of course there is creativity in the implementation. Nobody is questioning that. The question is, are class and method specifications copyrightable? Well, seems the judge has already agreed they are not - as individuals. However, Oracle seems to think when you add them all up, suddenly they become copyrightable. It is all a load of nonsense, if you ask me. One day the judge is going to wake up and realize he has been played like a fish by Oracle, and he will not be happy.

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java.net.Socket is a lot better than inet.h
Authored by: matth on Wednesday, April 25 2012 @ 11:08 PM EDT
If you saw the same in assembler language, you would be *quite* happy to just
have the C version.

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java.net.Socket is a lot better than inet.h
Authored by: Yossarian on Wednesday, April 25 2012 @ 11:48 PM EDT
"import java.net.Socket;
...
new Socket("domain.name", portNumber);
...
is a lot better than the C way"

"The C way" may be by similar commands using GPLed code.
See www.linuxhowtos.org/C_C++/socket.htm that gives a GPL
program to create a server by "server 51717" and creates
a client by "client cheerios 51717".

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