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Apache resigns from the Java Community Process executive committee

Apache resigns from the Java Community Process executive committee

Posted Dec 13, 2010 2:33 UTC (Mon) by jmalcolm (guest, #8876)
In reply to: Apache resigns from the Java Community Process executive committee by rahulsundaram
Parent article: Apache resigns from the Java Community Process executive committee

"it is nevertheless impossible to develop another free implementation."

This is completely true.

You cannot develop a free version of Java that does not violate Java patents (according to Oracle). How "free" is an implementation that is explicitly patent encumbered?

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