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Authored by: Anonymous on Sunday, May 20 2012 @ 11:30 AM EDT |
Up until coverage of this trial, I held Groklaw in very high
regard. I am part of the software industry, and pj had truly
broadened my horizons to the fascinating legal battles
taking place in the industry. However, Groklaw's coverage of
the Google-Oracle trial has done its readers a disservice,
IMO. Not only the biased reporting and commentary, but
mixing FUD as well, such as how an Oracle victory would ruin
software development forever (I can see why people could
think that, but it really wouldn't even make a dent). This
kind of opinion is best left for other outlets.
Strongly held beliefs are wonderful, but if they interfere
with professional reporting, then why bother? And this post
is another case in point. Sun's paper explicitly says that
they would like to see protection from software patents
harming interoperability. Interoperability has never been
part of this case, and even if compatibility is somehow
twisted to be a form of interoperability, Oracle's patents
are not required to build a compatible Java implementation.
There is no way any honest reader could read it to mean
anything else. If Groklaw is blind not to minute legal
nuances but to huge glaring distinctions such as in this
matter, then I just can't call pj's reporting honest.[ Reply to This | Parent | # ]
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- Your bias is showing as well - Authored by: pem on Sunday, May 20 2012 @ 11:38 AM EDT
- Kindergarten CHECK! -- unadorned truth be abundant here!! - Authored by: BJ on Sunday, May 20 2012 @ 01:17 PM EDT
- What is this, kindergarten? - Authored by: Anonymous on Sunday, May 20 2012 @ 01:24 PM EDT
- What is this, kindergarten? - Authored by: PJ on Sunday, May 20 2012 @ 02:12 PM EDT
- What is this, kindergarten? - Authored by: Anonymous on Sunday, May 20 2012 @ 02:50 PM EDT
- What is this, kindergarten? - Authored by: Anonymous on Sunday, May 20 2012 @ 03:03 PM EDT
- And BTW... - Authored by: Anonymous on Sunday, May 20 2012 @ 03:37 PM EDT
- And BTW... - Authored by: PJ on Sunday, May 20 2012 @ 03:56 PM EDT
- Homework - Authored by: Anonymous on Sunday, May 20 2012 @ 04:08 PM EDT
- What is this, kindergarten? - Authored by: PJ on Sunday, May 20 2012 @ 04:01 PM EDT
- What is this, kindergarten? - Authored by: PJ on Sunday, May 20 2012 @ 04:13 PM EDT
- What is this, kindergarten? - Authored by: Wol on Sunday, May 20 2012 @ 04:21 PM EDT
- On interoperability and on WINE - Authored by: bugstomper on Sunday, May 20 2012 @ 06:45 PM EDT
- What is this, kindergarten? - Authored by: Anonymous on Sunday, May 20 2012 @ 05:50 PM EDT
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