Google Stole Part of Android Code from Linux?
Edward Naughton, a partner from the law firm Brown Rudnick, has accused Google of pilfering a major part of its core programming tools from linux. Named 'Bionic Library', it powers tools that aid app developers access the platform.
The lawyer says that Google copied these files from linux code. After copying the code from Linux, Google cleaned the files to remove any sign that could link them back to linux. Developers have been using this software, allegedly copied from Linux without any knowledge or fear of copyright infringement.
If oracle sues Google over copying code from linux, a number of android developers could be at risk. Interestingly, Oracle had sued Google last august for patent and copyright infringement. If it sues Google over the linux issue, android system may be badly affected.