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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. Linus? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    ROFL. You make me laugh for choosing Linus moving to an OSS software configuration mangement system. Of all examples you choose that. Just hillarious.

  2. foist powst by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    he he he he

  3. GNU Freaks - Linux Worst Nightmare by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Bill Gates only dreams of being able to hold back Linux the way the GNU crazies are.

    SCO??? Kidstuff compared to the un-showered, bearded GNU freaks are doing to the rise of Linux.

  4. Pronounciation by kjeldor · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    "Hello, this is Linus Torvalds, and I pronounce Torvalds as Trovalds!"

  5. Two months ago called by DeepCerulean · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    it wants its article back

  6. OOOH LALA FIRST POST!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    First Post! Nanananana NA!

  7. Boo Hoo!!! by maloi · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    *wipes tears from eyes*

  8. Re:It's not GPL'ed either! by Shaklee39 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    paid