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Java has a completely different licensing scheme though; In order
to be excluded from lawsuits from Oracle/Sun, your code/binary must
pass a series of tests performed by a closed-source testing system.
From what I understand, Oracle refused to give the sourcecode to
this system to Apache/Google, and therefore, they could not use it.
<br>
<br>
With SL, the entire system /sans servers/ was opensourced, so they
don't have a position to sue for presentation or protocol. In
addition, I believe that reverse-engineering projects are given some
leeway in copyright court in the U.S., but IANAL, I haven't paid
much attention to copyrights until about 2 years ago. :P<br>
<br>
Rob<br>
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On 11/6/2010 12:38 PM, Daniel Smith wrote:
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My thought is: just be prepared for the nightmare scenario. To
me, that would be<br>
something like Oracle buying LL. What they just did to the
OpenOffice developers<br>
gives me pause:<br>
<br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.cmswire.com/cms/enterprise-20/oracle-to-openoffice-staff-libre-to-leave-009052.php">http://www.cmswire.com/cms/enterprise-20/oracle-to-openoffice-staff-libre-to-leave-009052.php</a><br>
<br>
Obviously the OpenOffice situation is different, but it's another
data point as to<br>
the *attitude* of a company like Oracle.<br>
<br>
I think a lot of folks want to see OpenSim in an unassailable
position for virtual worlds,<br>
in the manner that the Apache server has been for the web.<br>
<br>
Hmm, perhaps a better story to reference - Oracle suing Google
over java...<br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://arstechnica.com/open-source/news/2010/08/oracles-java-lawsuit-undermines-its-open-source-credibility.ars">http://arstechnica.com/open-source/news/2010/08/oracles-java-lawsuit-undermines-its-open-source-credibility.ars</a><br>
<br>
The SCO Unix debacle also comes to mind :)<br>
<br>
Daniel<br>
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