but the issue is not only about compiling is it?
I recall that a few of the patents (debatable as they are) specifically relate to runtime, such as the one about the security manager.
Such a patent would invalidate the whole runtime code as it was built around such a policy.
So if you want to avoid being sued you need to use a different language, a different compiler and a different runtime, which is what MS did with C#.
But then why would you need a patent-minefield such as Jive-the-forked-java in the first place?
So if you want to avoid being sued you need to use a different language, a different compiler and a different runtime, which is what MS did with C#.
But then why would you need a patent-minefield such as Jive-the-forked-java in the first place?