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OpenOffice 2.0 Criticized on Use of Java

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the right-tool-vs-right-tool dept.

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."

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  1. Re:And what would be better? by TravisWatkins · · Score: 4, Funny

    Well, no one ever seems to complain about BrainFuck. Let's use that!

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    "But I'm still right here, giving blood and keeping faith. And I'm still right here."
  2. Re:It's not GPL'ed either! by zaphod123 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Am I the only one that cringes anytime I see access and database in the same sentence?

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    :q!
  3. Re:And what would be better? by 0x336699 · · Score: 5, Funny

    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.