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OpenOffice 2.0 Criticized on Use of Java
karvind writes "Yahoo is running a story on how OpenOffice 2.0 Faces Opposition over Its Use of Java. According the article: "The problem, according to some free software voices, is that OO.o relies too much on Sun Microsystems Inc.'s proprietary Java programming language in an open-source project. In particular, free software advocates are objecting to the use of Sun specific Java code for such OO.o 2.0 features as the new, Microsoft Access-like database management program, Base and Writer's (OO.o's word processor) document wizards." Linus Torvalds also moved to an open-source solution for software configuration management system."
Probably some Linux zealot that likes to troll message boards.
Also, who is Linus Trolvalds?
He's an imposter! A bad one at that. This has got to be microsoft FUD designed to scare people away from free solutions and back to their lovely products......(Microsoft Access-like database management program?)
Don't believe any of it. MS fud machine must have been freshly greased just for this one.
AGHHHHHHHH! WHERE'S MY TINFOIL HAT?????
Couldn't have said better myself, although I would have used much better swear words.
Meanwhile, your English is piss-poor.
-Jesse
Nothing says "unprofessional job" like wrinkles in your duct tape.
Java coffee does cause cancer of the stomach if taken in large amounts for long periods of time.
:D
Solution, dont use as much Java
Nice evasion of the issue there.
So seriously, of all of the major language choices, which would be better?
EMACS
People who have email addresses in the form of user@sun.com use com.sun classes regularaly.
Well, no one ever seems to complain about BrainFuck. Let's use that!
"But I'm still right here, giving blood and keeping faith. And I'm still right here."
Am I the only one that cringes anytime I see access and database in the same sentence?
:q!
"-1 Troll" is the apparently the same as "-1 I disagree with you."
I appreciate this thorough analysis of the major (non-Java) programming languages. Based on your remarks I have decided that OpenOffice should not be written in any programming language at all. My basis for this decision is that every programming language has tradeoffs and drawbacks associated with it, which I find unacceptable. All OpenOffice development will cease until an acceptably perfect language has been authored.
Also, I would like a chicken sandwich and a girlfriend.
VB - cause it kicks ass!!
What stallman keeps forgetting is that the rest of the world has bills to pay, like for "soap", "water", "razors", "laundry detergent", etc
If you make a gift of pork to someone whose beliefs say "don't eat pork," should they thank you and chow down?
Soylent Java is made of Classes!
These are my friends, See how they glisten. See this one shine, how he smiles in the light.