I know this is going to be an unpopular opinion, but Google created this problem because they didn't want to pay Oracle for commercial use of Java.
This isn't always a problem. When Compaq did the same thing to create the first IBM compatible PC's, they did so very carefully, ensuring there was no one working on the team with prior knowledge.
I don't believe Google did the same thing and that's where my problem is. If they can look through Oracle's code, and just re-write it slightly to do the same thing to avoid commercial licensing, that doesn't help Open Source, it hurts it.
This isn't always a problem. When Compaq did the same thing to create the first IBM compatible PC's, they did so very carefully, ensuring there was no one working on the team with prior knowledge.
I don't believe Google did the same thing and that's where my problem is. If they can look through Oracle's code, and just re-write it slightly to do the same thing to avoid commercial licensing, that doesn't help Open Source, it hurts it.