SMRTR ProgrammingSep 16, 2024Hacker News

Oracle, it's time to free JavaScript

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JavaScript, the world's most popular programming language, is controlled by an Oracle trademark causing confusion and disruption. Oracle has abandoned the trademark through nonuse and by allowing it to become a generic term, prompting calls for its release into the public domain to align with its widespread, independent usage.

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