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[h4]Oops: Android contains directly copied Java code, strengthening Oracle's case [/h4]
By Nilay Patel posted Jan 21st 2011 at 11:03AM

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Florian Mueller has been killing it these past few months with his analysis of various tech patent suits on his FOSSpatents blog, and today he's unearthed a pretty major bombshell: at least 43 Android source files that appear to have been directly copied from Java. That's a big deal, seeing as Oracle is currently suing Google for patent and copyright infringement in Android -- which isn't a hard case to prove when you've got 37 Android source files marked "PROPRIETARY / CONFIDENTIAL" and "DO NOT DISTRIBUTE" by Oracle / Sun and at least six more files in Froyo and Gingerbread that appear to have been decompiled from Java 2 Standard Edition and redistributed under the Apache open source license without permission. In simple terms? Google copied Oracle's Java code, pasted in a new license, and shipped it.

Now, we've long thought Google's odd response to Oracle's lawsuit seemingly acknowledged some infringement, so we doubt this is a surprise in Mountain View, but we're guessing handset vendors aren't going to be so thrilled -- especially since using Android has already caused companies like HTC and Motorola to be hit with major patent lawsuits of their own. We'll see what happens, but in the meantime you should definitely hit up Florian's site for the full dirt -- it's some 47 pages worth of material, and it's dense, but if you're into this sort of thing it's incredibly interesting.
 
[h4]Oops: Android contains directly copied Java code, strengthening Oracle's case [/h4]
By Nilay Patel posted Jan 21st 2011 at 11:03AM

01-21-11androidjava.jpg

Florian Mueller has been killing it these past few months with his analysis of various tech patent suits on his FOSSpatents blog, and today he's unearthed a pretty major bombshell: at least 43 Android source files that appear to have been directly copied from Java. That's a big deal, seeing as Oracle is currently suing Google for patent and copyright infringement in Android -- which isn't a hard case to prove when you've got 37 Android source files marked "PROPRIETARY / CONFIDENTIAL" and "DO NOT DISTRIBUTE" by Oracle / Sun and at least six more files in Froyo and Gingerbread that appear to have been decompiled from Java 2 Standard Edition and redistributed under the Apache open source license without permission. In simple terms? Google copied Oracle's Java code, pasted in a new license, and shipped it.

Now, we've long thought Google's odd response to Oracle's lawsuit seemingly acknowledged some infringement, so we doubt this is a surprise in Mountain View, but we're guessing handset vendors aren't going to be so thrilled -- especially since using Android has already caused companies like HTC and Motorola to be hit with major patent lawsuits of their own. We'll see what happens, but in the meantime you should definitely hit up Florian's site for the full dirt -- it's some 47 pages worth of material, and it's dense, but if you're into this sort of thing it's incredibly interesting.
 
Anyone got more info on the Samsung Vibrant 4g?

All i know is that they are saying Feb. 23 is the release date
 
Anyone got more info on the Samsung Vibrant 4g?

All i know is that they are saying Feb. 23 is the release date
 
Originally Posted by ii FLaSh ii

Originally Posted by ninjahood

Originally Posted by ii FLaSh ii

Originally Posted by JordanFean23

Originally Posted by dont be a menace

Originally Posted by ii FLaSh ii

Originally Posted by JordanFean23

yo my epic 4g screen just blacked out! phone is on, rings and everything but the screen is straight out black idk what happened....anyone?

Same thing happened to me on my mytouch slide... I did a reset and everything, still no luck... I had to go back to the original mt3g


Where is my best bet to buy a new phone, trying to avoid the $400ish price range if its possible?
same thing happened to my g1.
nerd.gif


only way i can turn it on is to slide it open and unlock it.
smh... nothing happens to mines only the keyboard lights up...guess imma have to make that switch to the evo, I was really feeling the epic too..=/
Yea, just my buttons would light up... I wonder whats the reasoning
nerd.gif


Is the original Nexus still worth it to get it? Friend just got a refurb cause his old one went bad... But now he has the g2
nexus one is still da only android phone with 100% unmolested google experience, plus its da first in line for gingerbread.....

Worth it for $150? Cause I need to get rid of the original mytouch... How is the speed?
hellz yeah, jump on that deal! my phone has a gig snapdragon processor so its as fast as a evo....once gingerbread drops its gonna be even faster.
 
Originally Posted by ii FLaSh ii

Originally Posted by ninjahood

Originally Posted by ii FLaSh ii

Originally Posted by JordanFean23

Originally Posted by dont be a menace

Originally Posted by ii FLaSh ii

Originally Posted by JordanFean23

yo my epic 4g screen just blacked out! phone is on, rings and everything but the screen is straight out black idk what happened....anyone?

Same thing happened to me on my mytouch slide... I did a reset and everything, still no luck... I had to go back to the original mt3g


Where is my best bet to buy a new phone, trying to avoid the $400ish price range if its possible?
same thing happened to my g1.
nerd.gif


only way i can turn it on is to slide it open and unlock it.
smh... nothing happens to mines only the keyboard lights up...guess imma have to make that switch to the evo, I was really feeling the epic too..=/
Yea, just my buttons would light up... I wonder whats the reasoning
nerd.gif


Is the original Nexus still worth it to get it? Friend just got a refurb cause his old one went bad... But now he has the g2
nexus one is still da only android phone with 100% unmolested google experience, plus its da first in line for gingerbread.....

Worth it for $150? Cause I need to get rid of the original mytouch... How is the speed?
hellz yeah, jump on that deal! my phone has a gig snapdragon processor so its as fast as a evo....once gingerbread drops its gonna be even faster.
 
Originally Posted by ninjahood

Originally Posted by bamez

Can someone help me get hungry shark 2 on my phone. 4shared doesn't have it. What do I need to do to get this game?

app planet marketplace.

that %$@$ hasnt been working for a while the servers are down or something
 
Originally Posted by ninjahood

Originally Posted by bamez

Can someone help me get hungry shark 2 on my phone. 4shared doesn't have it. What do I need to do to get this game?

app planet marketplace.

that %$@$ hasnt been working for a while the servers are down or something
 
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