Re: Only Novell will get sued

The point is that changes in that there might be patents that read on code introduced to Java in that time. The existence of Java from before the patent was filed is not a defence if that old version of Java didn't infringe the patent.

And it seems pretty clear that there has been some cross-polenation of ideas between Java and C#/.Net, so the possibility exists. Of course, there it is likely that Sun would examine patents issued to direct competitors like Microsoft to see if they might cause problems.