subject: Oracles suit vs Google unlikely to create forking Java, expert says [print this page] Oracle against Google for patents Java may alienate some people in the area of Java, but the dispute can not induce a bifurcation in the Java platform, the founder of the popular Spring Framework Java development said on Wednesday.
lawsuit, filed last month by the Google Android platform for mobile , is a special case, said Rod Johnson, founder of the Spring Framework and vice president of VMware. Lawsuit concerns the development of Java Virtual Machine, which is different from other players in the space of Java does, said Johnson, at the VMworld conference in San Francisco.
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Its hard to talk about hypotheticals, which I consider highly unlikely, Johnson said when asked about the possibility of forking.
Im not convinced it will lead to fragmentation, Johnson said. Fragmentation and bifurcation Java Java can cost the precious pledge of compliance, which certified Java software will run on any platform compatible with the JVM. Android features like Java technology called Dalvik.
However, Johnson acknowledged Oracles behavior leaves open the possibility that some may feel alienated enough to attempt to fork Java.
As a result of the judicial process, Google not pulled out of Oracles business JavaOne conference , which will be held later this month traffic XML co-inventor Tim Bray said the lack of Oracles focus the developers . But VMware is still planning to attend, said Johnson. It will be interesting to see whether it JavaOnes as in the past, he said. This years JavaOne conference will be the first held under the jurisdiction of Oracle. Sun Microsystems event held to acquired by Oracle earlier this year.
Spring Framework does not affect the lawsuit, Johnson said, stressing that the development of Java, he moved to the open source realm anyway. Community in general does not depend on Oracle, he said.
VMware officials also extended on Wednesday on the intentions of the companys newly announced VMware vFabric Cloud Application Platform, originally known simply as VMware Cloud application platform. While currently adapted to developers using Spring, VMware is eying accommodation for other technologies in development, including Microsoft. NET and Ruby on Rails and PHP.
add value around[other framework] that[developers] use, Johnson said.
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Oracles suit vs Google unlikely to create forking Java, expert says
