I agree that java will become a problem for OOo. We're using only free software, and as such we're not using the java functions of OOo. Of course, free java implementations are making progresses. Perhaps we should move "the hard way" to LaTeX? At least, biblio would pose no problem this way. All the best. pc At 10:56, sabato 30 aprile 2005, David Wilson has probably written: > James, > > Thanks for your comments. > > On Saturday 30 April 2005 12:26 am, James Wilson wrote: > > Dear Bibliographic Developers > > > > I just wanted to check if any decisions have yet been made about what > > language the Sun engineers are planning to implement the new > > Bibliographic component in? > > > I ask this just to remind you that, if it's > > to be implemented in Java, this will cause a lot of headaches and extra > > work for several major Linux distros (e.g. Red Hat, Debian, Ubuntu), > > which are committed to only distributing open source code. (The problem > > here is that in order to run something in Java, you need a Java VM, and > > the free Java VMs not currently have the full capabilities of the Sun > > Java VM.) > > > > This is currently a major problem with OOo on Linux, as Base is written > > in Java. -- Paolo Cavallini [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.faunalia.it www.faunalia.com Piazza Garibaldi 5 - 56025 Pontedera (PI), Italy Tel: (+39)348-3801953
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