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FSF, OpenOffice.org Team Reach Agreement on Java

Posted by timothy on from the detente dept.

Bruce Byfield points out his NewsForge (part of OSTG) article about something good coming out of the conflict over Java in OpenOffice.org. It begins "A dispute between the Free Software Foundation (FSF) and OpenOffice.org (OOo) over the increased use of Java in the upcoming version 2.0 release of OOo is over -- at least for now. The two groups have found a short-term solution, and are working together on ways to keep the dispute from happening again." The story provides a decent background on why it matters, and shows a surprisingly conciliatory attitude on both sides.

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  1. Java on leenucks by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Hello. Just a quick question. Coold someone please tell me a link on how to install java on Leenucks?

    Thanks

  2. In case you ever get laid... by Fecal+Troll+Matter · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Good news!

    British researchers have come up with a chemical-impregnated condom that boosts the male erection and thus prevents the sheath from slipping off during sexual intercourse.

    The "condom safety device" was designed by scientists at Futura Medical in Guildford in Surrey and is expected to be on the market within 18 months.

    Futura chief executive James Barder said about 2 per cent of condoms slipped off during intercourse, resulting in unwanted pregnancies and increased risk of sexually transmitted infections.

    "One of the major reasons for the problem is that at times men don't maintain a full erection during intercourse," he said.

    The new product, named CSD500, aims to prevent this. It is impregnated with a chemical in its teat, called glyceryl trinitrate, which is absorbed through the skin into the muscle tissue and causes the blood vessels in the penis to dilate.

    Viagra works in a similar way, but Barder said that, unlike Viagra, the condom was meant for men who did not suffer from impotence problems.

    Even sexually healthy men could find themselves unable to maintain an erection while wearing a condom because of the loss of sensation, he said.

    About 13 billion condoms are sold worldwide each year.

  3. RMS, AC Team Reach Agreement on Lunch by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    In other FSF news:

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    There is something good coming out of the conflict over what Anonymous Coward will eat for lunch. A dispute between the Free Software Foundation (FSF) and Anonymous Coward (AC) over AC's decision to eat McDonald's patent-encumbered and potentially deadly "McNugget" product for lunch is over -- at least for now. The two groups have found a short-term solution, and are working together on ways to keep the dispute from happening again. "I realized that this is none of my farking business, and therefore the only 'dispute' is in my head," Stallman admitted. "I henceforth pledge to not get so uptight about what other people choose to do in their own GNU/free time."

  4. Re:OO and Java by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I hate C, the only virus I have gotten in the past year has been through C.

    Idiot

  5. I'll never lose this pain... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    never dream of you again.