Alexandro Colorado wrote:
Ok this is something that I have been questioning myself. OOo is free software
so there can easily be 'distributions' of OOo the same way there is for Linux.
So a distribution of OOo with Java shouldnt be a problem.
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Mensaje citado por Ralph Aichinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
On Sat, 2005-02-12 at 15:37 -0600, Robert Derman wrote:
Robert Derman replies: Since Sun owns Java, and since they give away a
Java runtime as a free download, and they are the primary sponser of
OOo, why don't they simply imbed a Java runtime in the OOo 2.0 install
code that searches for an existing copy of Java runtime, and if none is
found, automatically installs one? As I have said, since they give
this away anyway, I don't see a problem.
Because OOo is not only distributed by Sun or from the website.
The problem is that the Java license makes ist impossible for
e.g. Debian to include Java on Debian CDs. So even if Sun
included it, they would have to rip it out again.
Similar restrictions to many other people making CDs with OOo on
them, like most Linux distributors.
Robert Derman replies: All that may be true, but why not include Java
in the Windows version? Or perhaps if Sun isn't willing to change its
Java licensing, OOo should be forked to produce a "Java Free" version.
Why Sun chooses this rather restrictive license (they do not
ask for a fee, but the license is rather restrictive with respect
to redistribution) for Java, I do not know.
Another solution would be to always download it when installing,
but then many computers are not connected to the internet.
The long-term solution IMHO will be a truly free Java runtime,
be it a reimplementation or the one by Sun with a relaxed
licensing. Free JREs are getting better all the time.
/ralph
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