On 13 August 2010 22:25, Aryeh Gregor Simetrical+wikilist@gmail.com wrote:
Almost all software might theoretically be covered by someone's patents, but practically speaking, that doesn't make it non-free. It's still free as long as modified versions can be widely disseminated in practice, and that's still the case for Java up until Oracle starts collecting royalties as a matter of course.
OK. Nevertheless, I would really strongly suggest planning a firm escape route as soon as possible.
- d.