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Java Fallout: OO.o 2.0 and the FOSS Community

Posted by timothy on from the secret-source-infrastructure dept.

Joe Barr writes "Bruce Byfield has an interesting look at the 'fallout' between OpenOffice.org and the free/open source software communities because of their reliance on Java in the latest release. As he says, "It seems a decision based largely on practical considerations -- and with a disregard for the consequences for both the rest of the free and open source software (FOSS) communities and the future of OpenOffice.org itself." This is an issue that is not going away."

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  1. Re:Java isn't free and Sun isn't a friend to OSS by j3110 · · Score: 1, Troll

    Has the open source community been reduced to a large group of lazy, whining bastards? If you don't like the way it is written, fix it your damn self instead of wasting your efforts bitching about it. If as much code was written about the topic as complaints, the issue would have been resolved already.

    Anyone with any further complaints, climb the stairs out of your basement and tell your mother.

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