I’d make the case that it instead saved closed source coding. Open source code i...

hajile on April 5, 2021 | parent | context | favorite | on: Google’s copying of the Java SE API was fair use [...

I’d make the case that it instead saved closed source coding.

Open source code is still usually copyrighted. Nobody would trust closed languages and APIs unless they paid a fortune for them while open source with a grant would be safe to use.

Natanael_L on April 5, 2021 [–]

It also saved open source software which reimplements proprietary API:s