Classpath Exception in OpenJDK and Subclassing

[Andrew Haley]

On 1/23/24 10:54, Serous Alex wrote:
 >
 > Could anyone advice me an appropriate channel that may clarify this issue once and for all?
 > I believe it would be good for the Java Community if these kind of uncertainities were explained by the developers, because they cover very popular aspects of
 > programming in Java.

You won't get it.

We have a long-time policy of never commenting on legal issues,
because it's complicated and we're not qualified. Ask your lawyer.

Large companies use OpenJDK for their proprietary software. I suppose
they asked their lawyers.

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Andrew Haley  (he/him)
OpenJDK Governing Board member
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