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@anothercanuck

I really don't understand how the can make a patent claim on GPLed software for a company using it under those conditions. Its free to use modify and distribute even if that means only a piece of your code or even just part of the ideas end up in another product thats still free to use modify and redistribute.

Honestly I think they have shot themselves in the foot. Win or loose how are the open source projects that basically make Java what it is today going to feel about Oracle now?
ie8 fix

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