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."

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Waaaa! Waaaaa!

[DA_MAN_DA_MYTH]

Here's your solution, instead of crying about it.

Take Open Office 1.0 codebase, and Spork! Implement those features that you have to have. Don't jab Sun for implementing new features with one of their flagship products. They still sell StarOffice right?