<div>Well, it would be feasible to write a java virtual machine in python, but it would probably not be very fast and it wouldn't actually solve the problem. Oracle isn't actually claiming infringement of the VM, or even the Java language. They're complaint seems to be that Google built and API that is compatible with the existing Sun Java API. It's kind of an odd stance to take and runs counter to what has been the cultural norm in the software industry (think of how many libc implementations there are).</div>
<div><br></div><div>I've been following the case a bit and it really highlights the confusion as to whether or not anyone actually owns Java. Larry Ellison could not answer whether or not Java can be freely implemented by anyone. Sun supposedly GPL'd the language half a decade ago, but then there are issues with the licensing of the Technology Compatibility Kit (TCK) which basically prevents someone from building a clean room implementation of Java.</div>
<div><br></div><div>In short, Oracle's argument is that Java is free to implement as long as what you implement isn't compatible with Java.</div><div><br></div><div>-Rev. Johnny Healey</div><div><br></div><div class="gmail_quote">
On Thu, Apr 19, 2012 at 12:00 PM, Stephen Haywood <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:stephen@averagesecurityguy.info">stephen@averagesecurityguy.info</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
Google is heavy into python. I wonder if they could use python where they would normally use java and then put in an interpreter that would allow older apps to still run. May be way off base here so feel free to point and laugh.<div class="HOEnZb">
<div class="h5"><br>-- <br></div></div><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888">Stephen Haywood<br>Information Security Consultant<br>CISSP, GPEN, OSCP<br>T: @averagesecguy<br>W: <a href="http://averagesecurityguy.info" target="_blank">averagesecurityguy.info</a><br>
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