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		zmmmmm on Nov 30, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Oracle checks in -XX:+UnlockCommercialVMOptions in... How does that play with the fact these changes seem to be checked into the GPL'd code? Wouldn't GPL itself give you a separate license to use the features regardless of whatever EULA Oracle comes up with?

marshray on Nov 30, 2011 | [–]

Last I checked, the GPL didn't seem to grant the right to actually use anything.

tomp on Nov 30, 2011 | [–]

Not if they are patented (and you reside in a country where software patents are valid).

zmmmmm on Nov 30, 2011 | [–]

I know there is a lot of debate about it, but as far as I understand it GPL is still regarded as including an implied patent grant. Fwiw:

http://en.swpat.org/wiki/GPLv2_and_patents

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