Oracle and Google may have no choice but to spend one to two days doing nothing but negotiating a settlement in Oracle's ongoing lawsuit over Java use in Android. Judge William Alsup said he was "inclined' to make the two discuss a deal in front of a federal Magistrate Judge with their "top executive officers," possibly involving Oracle chief Larry Ellison and his Google counterpart Larry Page. Lawyers for both teams had until September 7 to comment and pick relevant leaders for talks.
