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| From | Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.java.programmer |
| Subject | Re: Type conversions with the empty string |
| Date | 2017-02-19 08:45 -0500 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <o8c7e7$bcf$1@jstuckle.eternal-september.org> (permalink) |
| References | (5 earlier) <7fa3ca72-434c-4a41-88d4-1dfe900903f2@googlegroups.com> <fp2cxqhix1oj$.kdivdylq22jv$.dlg@40tude.net> <slrnoa3rso.pvm.avl@logic.at> <slrnoa3sej.pvm.avl@logic.at> <6174cfc5-83af-4f1c-a83a-2b83a6f9af7a@googlegroups.com> |
On 2/19/2017 5:42 AM, lewbloch@gmail.com wrote: > Andreas Leitgeb wrote: >> Andreas Leitgeb wrote: >>> Joerg Meier wrote: >>>> lewbloch wrote: >>>>> Anyone who puts classes in `java.lang....` like that is evil and >>>>> breaking the law. >>>> What law ? > > Trademark and copyright law. > >>> The law of good taste, for example ;-) >> >> Wait, forget it. It's not about spelling out the "java.lang." for >> class like String or System, it's about putting custom classes into >> that package. > > Which breaks the law. > >> I'm too lazy to check if it's relevant for java.lang, but in principle >> it's possible to "seal" a package, and then it's against the java >> compiler's "law" to add or replace classes in it. Maybe, the Navy >> Seals will come to arrest threspassers [sic]. > > More like Oracle's lawyers. > >> Anyway, that's not the point of a few posts upthread, where the >> point was about a scenario of someone messing with the JVM itself, >> to get their own java.lang.String dummy in, e.g. to troll some 3rd- >> party closed-source code. People with that agenda are not likely >> to care about laws (might even be a case of DMCA-violation for those >> who live where it matters - so much for "What law?"). > > As far as I know, not being a lawyer, most countries respect the trademark and copyright laws that protect the use of `java.lang` and `javax.lang` packages. > > -- > Lew > You're correct. You're not a lawyer. There is nothing in either trademark or copyright law which prevents you from replacing something, as long as you don't use the original item. They only limit what you can do with the trademarked or copyrighted item. -- ================== Remove the "x" from my email address Jerry Stuckle jstucklex@attglobal.net ==================
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Re: Type conversions with the empty string Robert Klemme <shortcutter@googlemail.com> - 2017-01-29 17:57 +0100
Re: Type conversions with the empty string Joerg Meier <joergmmeier@arcor.de> - 2017-01-30 07:39 +0100
Re: Type conversions with the empty string Robert Klemme <shortcutter@googlemail.com> - 2017-01-30 10:08 +0100
Re: Type conversions with the empty string Joerg Meier <joergmmeier@arcor.de> - 2017-02-07 09:26 +0100
Re: Type conversions with the empty string Andreas Leitgeb <avl@logic.at> - 2017-02-07 08:34 +0000
Re: Type conversions with the empty string lewbloch@gmail.com - 2017-02-12 11:20 -0800
Re: Type conversions with the empty string Joerg Meier <joergmmeier@arcor.de> - 2017-02-13 08:40 +0100
Re: Type conversions with the empty string Andreas Leitgeb <avl@logic.at> - 2017-02-13 17:38 +0000
Re: Type conversions with the empty string Andreas Leitgeb <avl@logic.at> - 2017-02-13 17:48 +0000
Re: Type conversions with the empty string Robert Klemme <shortcutter@googlemail.com> - 2017-02-16 10:53 +0100
Re: Type conversions with the empty string lewbloch@gmail.com - 2017-02-19 02:42 -0800
Re: Type conversions with the empty string Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2017-02-19 08:45 -0500
Re: Type conversions with the empty string Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2017-02-19 09:20 -0500
Re: Type conversions with the empty string Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2017-02-19 09:21 -0500
Re: Type conversions with the empty string Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2017-02-19 10:51 -0500
Re: Type conversions with the empty string Robert Klemme <shortcutter@googlemail.com> - 2017-02-19 19:55 +0100
Re: Type conversions with the empty string Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2017-02-19 15:55 -0500
Re: Type conversions with the empty string Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2017-02-19 23:31 -0500
Re: Type conversions with the empty string Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2017-02-20 08:39 -0500
Re: Type conversions with the empty string Eric Douglas <e.d.programmer@gmail.com> - 2017-02-20 06:10 -0800
Re: Type conversions with the empty string Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2017-02-20 09:54 -0500
Re: Type conversions with the empty string Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2017-02-20 10:25 -0500
Re: Type conversions with the empty string Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2017-02-20 11:02 -0500
Re: Type conversions with the empty string Eric Douglas <e.d.programmer@gmail.com> - 2017-02-20 08:45 -0800
Re: Type conversions with the empty string Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2017-02-20 14:46 -0500
Re: Type conversions with the empty string Eric Douglas <e.d.programmer@gmail.com> - 2017-02-20 12:23 -0800
Re: Type conversions with the empty string Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2017-02-20 16:31 -0500
Re: Type conversions with the empty string Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2017-02-20 11:58 -0500
Re: Type conversions with the empty string Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2017-02-20 14:46 -0500
Re: Type conversions with the empty string Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2017-02-20 15:45 -0500
Re: Type conversions with the empty string Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2017-02-20 15:54 -0500
Re: Type conversions with the empty string Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2017-02-20 20:31 -0500
Re: Type conversions with the empty string Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2017-02-19 09:13 -0500
Re: Type conversions with the empty string Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2017-02-19 14:43 +0000
Re: Type conversions with the empty string Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2017-02-19 10:11 -0500
Re: Type conversions with the empty string Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2017-02-19 15:20 +0000
Re: Type conversions with the empty string Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2017-02-19 10:53 -0500
Re: Type conversions with the empty string Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2017-02-19 23:24 -0500
Re: Type conversions with the empty string Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2017-02-20 08:43 -0500
Re: Type conversions with the empty string Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2017-02-20 10:16 -0500
Re: Type conversions with the empty string Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2017-02-20 11:03 -0500
Re: Type conversions with the empty string Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2017-02-20 12:00 -0500
Re: Type conversions with the empty string Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2017-02-20 14:49 -0500
Re: Type conversions with the empty string Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2017-02-20 15:47 -0500
Re: Type conversions with the empty string lewbloch@gmail.com - 2017-02-20 22:18 -0800
Re: Type conversions with the empty string Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2017-02-21 08:23 -0500
Re: Type conversions with the empty string lewbloch@gmail.com - 2017-02-19 02:39 -0800
Re: Type conversions with the empty string Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2017-02-13 12:46 -0500
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