Chad wrote:
> That is ludicris! You think every thing Sun adds to OOo involves Java?
Which explains why the code base in 2.0 is more dependent on Java than
1.1.5, which is more dependent on Java than 1.1.4.
And also why OOo 2.0.1 will be more deependent on Java than 2.0.
Or hadn't you noticed that trend?
> don't claim that every new feature of OOo is locked into Java.
That is what the trend is.
> Like it's numerous contributions to it - like OpenOffice.org, right?
Actually, OOo is an excellent example of how they _don't_ get FLOSS.
> Well that's a mixed message isn't it? Sun doesn't get FLOSS, but they are
> throwing so much money at it, the stock holders are going to get pissed.
> RiiiIIIiiiight....
>From a purely legal POV, _any_ money that SUN spends on FLOSS is
enough to trigger a shareholder suit. The only real question is how
long the shareholders will sit.
Look at the five year, two year, and one year history of their stock
price. Then do a comparison against the Dow, Nasdaq and S&P. Toss
MSFT into that history.
> Very nice summary of why I don't fear for Microsoft's future. That and $50
> Billion in the bank - don't forget that.
> That is insane. There is no evidence of any of that happening - ever.
I guessed you missed the speech where Balmar all but announced the
date that they would start filing suits against users of software that
violates their patents. And who the targets of those suits were.
>That will *NEVER* happen. You are out of your mind.
You're out of your mind, if you don't see it as a probable future.
> No - just install the non-Java version. One freaking mouse click. Wow -
> that's hard!
You obviously are totally clueless as to what distributers do, when
they incorporate a package into their distribution.
I can assure you that it is not a simple one mouse click.
Think more along the lines of writing/rewriting anywhere from 20 to
10 000 lines of code. Then packaging it up.
> Again, pure bullshhht. There is plenty of stuff in OOo that runs
> without any form of JAva on the machine.
Compare the percentage of Java code that is contributed, to:
a) The total code base
b) The total Java code
Compare the percentage of non-Java code that is contributed to:
a) The total code base
b) The total non-Java code
xan
jonathon
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