> Google, they created their own Java with no regards to license, so yeah they got sued.
You don't need a license to build a clone.. well, you didn't need one until recently thanks to Oracle.
While not exactly the same thing, I'm still glad that IBM didn't pursue IBM-compatibles using oracle's absurd logic (or ford and other car manufactures for that matter). I like competition.
> did anyone that just downloaded Java and used it, got sued?
Perhaps not sued, just threatened into paying. See sibling posts for your anecdotes.
You don't need a license to build a clone.. well, you didn't need one until recently thanks to Oracle.
While not exactly the same thing, I'm still glad that IBM didn't pursue IBM-compatibles using oracle's absurd logic (or ford and other car manufactures for that matter). I like competition.
> did anyone that just downloaded Java and used it, got sued? Perhaps not sued, just threatened into paying. See sibling posts for your anecdotes.