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Google Pulls Out of JavaOne in Snit

Oracle is suing Google claiming that Android infringes on its Sun-inherited Java IP
By Maureen O'Gara
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September 4, 2010 06:45 PM EDT
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Google has pulled out of JavaOne because Oracle is suing Google claiming that Android infringes on its Sun-inherited Java IP. Google blogged that the lawsuit made it "impossible for us to freely share our thoughts about the future of Java and open source generally" though that open source gambit may not play. It probably can't get its bronze sponsorship money back, only cancel its sessions. Meanwhile, Java's grumpy creator James Gosling, who couldn't stomach the jump to Oracle, has run up some "Java. Just Free It. Hold Oracles to their Pledge." T-shirts for the September 19-23 event - or anywhere they might be useful. See http://google-opensource.blogspot.com/2010/08/update-on-javaone.html.

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