On: Oracle's Newest Audit Tactic: Focusing on Java

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Oracle has now fully open sourced the JDK[1] (more than Sun ever did), not to mention all the resources invested into Java now.

[1]: https://blogs.oracle.com/java-platform-group/oracle-jdk-rele...

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GPLv2 have no explicit patent granting. If you remember Sun, you should knew the TCK license controversy.

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The TCK is a different project licensed separately.

As to GPLv2 and patents, see http://en.swpat.org/wiki/GPLv2_and_patents

But note that patents are unrelated to copyright, and licesors may only grant their own patents. Third-party licenses always apply (e.g. see how Microsoft was able to extract billions from Android vendors through patents).