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Apache's Harmony is open source too! | 438 comments | Create New Account

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Apache's Harmony is open source too!

Authored by: Anonymous on Thursday, April 26 2012 @ 07:30 PM EDT

> The only way you can get a license for the patents that cover OpenJDK
> is to use the TCK. When you do that then you violate the GPL.

Isn't the TCK license only necessary for putting Java(TM) on it,
and using the coffee cup? So if you don't distribute your product,
ie. it's an in-house thing, then you don't violate GPL either.

Thus as the other anon said it's free to keep at home, but not
free enough to take down the street.

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Apache's Harmony is open source too! - Authored by: Anonymous on Thursday, April 26 2012 @ 08:32 PM EDT
TCK also needed for patent protection - Authored by: jbb on Thursday, April 26 2012 @ 10:06 PM EDT
- TCK also needed for patent protection - Authored by: PJ on Thursday, April 26 2012 @ 10:34 PM EDT
  - TCK also needed for patent protection - Authored by: xtifr on Friday, April 27 2012 @ 12:09 AM EDT

Apache's Harmony is open source too!

Authored by: jjs on Thursday, April 26 2012 @ 09:16 PM EDT

You can argue that forking OpenJDK still gives you the
licenses, as otherwise you cannot exercise the rights granted
under the GPL. V3 makes it patently clear.

---
(Note IANAL, I don't play one on TV, etc, consult a practicing attorney, etc,
etc)

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OpenJDK is GPL-v2 not v3 - Authored by: jbb on Thursday, April 26 2012 @ 09:42 PM EDT
- OpenJDK is GPL-v2 not v3 - Authored by: jjs on Thursday, April 26 2012 @ 09:58 PM EDT
  - OpenJDK is GPL-v2 not v3 - Authored by: jbb on Thursday, April 26 2012 @ 10:28 PM EDT
    - OpenJDK is GPL-v2 not v3 - Authored by: jjs on Thursday, April 26 2012 @ 11:11 PM EDT
      - I don't understand what you are arguing about - Authored by: jbb on Friday, April 27 2012 @ 03:57 AM EDT
        I don't understand what you are arguing about - Authored by: jjs on Friday, April 27 2012 @ 06:14 AM EDT
        You should have looked at the context - Authored by: jbb on Friday, April 27 2012 @ 12:28 PM EDT

Apache's Harmony is open source too!

Authored by: PJ on Thursday, April 26 2012 @ 10:38 PM EDT

Actually the testimony was that Sun tried to talk
Google out of the GPL in their negotiations.

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