JavaScript is right out. There's such a mish-mash of API owners there that it will give decades of court cases from copyright trolls.

This is one of the most important tech cases in history. Oracle is on a fast-track to destroying the software industry with it.

Oh don't worry, Oracle are one step ahead with JavaScript. They launched this Twitter account last week: https://twitter.com/javascript .. and for a week they posted loads of Java stuff on it and haven't failed to point out in replies that they own JavaScript's trademark. The picture of their headquarters is also a nice touch.

Well, Google started it when they tried to avoid paying Java SE license to use it in embedded devices.

For example, the guys from MicroEJ did the things the right way and don't have any issues with Oracle,

http://www.microej.com/products/device-software-development/...

Good luck finding those.

Even Fortran, C and C++ compilers depend on the work that a few corporations like Apple, Google, Intel, Microsoft,... put working on the compilers and sending employees to ANSI meetings.