4fe251d1_nJDK_Governance___Wild_Webmink__Evaluation
[Rule] Modern license [Data] (not mentioned in governance) [Score] 0 [Evaluation] 
OpenJDK uses a complex licensing arrangement based on GPLv2 plus a variety of exceptions. GPLv2 has decent implied patent protection according to most legal sources I have consulted. It’s actually a good combination of licensing both for software freedom and as the basis for Oracle to build a business around the code, but it’s not mentioned anywhere in the governance so could presumably change at any time based solely on Oracle’s choices. If the governance committed to maintaining GPL as the license I’d score this as +1 but the lack of mention makes it 0.
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