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> -Original Message-
> From: Dennis E. Hamilton [mailto:orc...@apache.org]
> Sent: Thursday, October 15, 2015 12:58
> To: dev@openoffice.apache.org
> Subject: [QUESTION] Optional Java Use for Essential Functionality
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On Sat, Oct 17, 2015 at 2:09 PM, Larry Gusaas
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> On 2015-10-16, 10:33 AM Marcus wrote:
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>> Am 10/16/2015 07:10 AM, schrieb Larry Gusaas:
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>>> On 2015-10-15, 5:37 PM Kay Schenk wrote:
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On Thu, Oct 15, 2015 at 4:16 PM, Larry Gusaas
Dennis E. Hamilton wrote:
The issue, here, is about how Java ends up being required and the way
the absence of a suitable JRE derails users in the current
arrangement where there may be no or a wrong-bitness JRE present.
The issue is also what we mean by "essential" functionality.
True, Base
Am 10/16/2015 07:10 AM, schrieb Larry Gusaas:
On 2015-10-15, 5:37 PM Kay Schenk wrote:
On Thu, Oct 15, 2015 at 4:16 PM, Larry Gusaas
wrote:
On 2015-10-15, 4:35 PM Kay Schenk wrote:
The need for Java is detailed in the System Requirements --
Am 10/15/2015 09:58 PM, schrieb Dennis E. Hamilton:
[...]
If we are not going to install a suitable JRE as part of AOO binary
installers, how should we make it more clear that Java is required for what
might seem to be essential functions?
[...]
I don't know since when a JRE is needed inside
> -Original Message-
> From: Damjan Jovanovic [mailto:dam...@apache.org]
> Sent: Thursday, October 15, 2015 17:25
> To: Apache OO <dev@openoffice.apache.org>
> Subject: Re: [QUESTION] Optional Java Use for Essential Functionality
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> On Fri, Oct 16, 2015 at 12
On Thu, Oct 15, 2015 at 4:16 PM, Larry Gusaas
wrote:
> On 2015-10-15, 4:35 PM Kay Schenk wrote:
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>> The need for Java is detailed in the System Requirements --
>> http://www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/source/sys_reqs_aoo41.html
>> linked from the Download page. What I found
On 2015-10-15, 4:35 PM Kay Schenk wrote:
The need for Java is detailed in the System Requirements --
http://www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/source/sys_reqs_aoo41.html
linked from the Download page. What I found "startling" was the
message that Java 6 is needed on Macintosh, which I was not aware
of.
On Fri, Oct 16, 2015 at 12:35 AM, Kay Schenk wrote:
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> On 10/15/2015 01:58 PM, Marcus wrote:
> > Am 10/15/2015 09:58 PM, schrieb Dennis E. Hamilton:
> >> [...]
> >>
> >> If we are not going to install a suitable JRE as part of AOO binary
> >> installers, how should we
or comments about those they have observed.
- Dennis
-Original Message-
From: Kay Schenk [mailto:kay.sch...@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, October 15, 2015 15:36
To: dev@openoffice.apache.org
Subject: Re: [QUESTION] Optional Java Use for Essential Functionality
[ ... ]
The need for Java
+1000.
Thanks I could not agree more. We can improve MS Office compatibility with
OOXML quickly using Apache POI and ODF Toolkit. With Apache Tika Text can be
pulled in from almost any document.
It would be exciting to work out new architecture for document support in
several languages.
Are
+1 to using more Java.
The Apache Software Foundation is indeed about Java (not exclusively but
it's likely to be the most popular language).
FWIW, there was something we discussed briefly in ApacheCon 2014,
just an idea floating in the air that I'll share ...
Since OpenOffice first came into
In looking into some usability issues, I ran into a concern about how Java
is optional yet there are features that absolutely depend on it. I think
some of those are essential features.
I have been mentioning this in other contexts and I'd like to test community
wisdom for understanding here.
I
On 10/15/2015 01:58 PM, Marcus wrote:
> Am 10/15/2015 09:58 PM, schrieb Dennis E. Hamilton:
>> [...]
>>
>> If we are not going to install a suitable JRE as part of AOO binary
>> installers, how should we make it more clear that Java is required
>> for what
>> might seem to be essential
On 2015-10-15, 5:37 PM Kay Schenk wrote:
On Thu, Oct 15, 2015 at 4:16 PM, Larry Gusaas
wrote:
On 2015-10-15, 4:35 PM Kay Schenk wrote:
The need for Java is detailed in the System Requirements --
http://www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/source/sys_reqs_aoo41.html
linked
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