On 09/12/2011 10:12 PM, NoOp wrote:
On 09/12/2011 06:34 PM, David B Teague sr wrote:
On 9/12/2011 5:32 PM, Tom wrote:
...
So, there is a huge amount i don't know about java. If you can untick the
java from your LibreOffice and have no troubles then that would be
fantastic.
Regards from
Tom :)
...
Tom:
Damn. I was under the impression that OpenJDK was a free implementation
by someone other than Oracle. I'll untick Java in LO and see what
happens. I'd like to be Java free. No make that Oracle free. I dislike
them far more than I dislike Java.
I taught computer science from 1978 to 2004 and saw our department move
from Fortran to Pascal to C++ then take a huge step backward and go to
Java. I retired rather than learn Java. Lots of other good reasons to
retire too but that's the story I tell.
David,
Just install the current versions of java via java.com (Win32 and Win64:
http://java.com/en/download/manual.jsp) on your system and be done with
all of this. Note: you only need the 32bit version for LO, so you can
skip the 64bit version if none of your 64bit applications need it.
Afterwards open LO and select Tools|Options|LibreOffice|Java|tick 'Use a
Java runtime environment' if it is not already ticked, and then select:
Sun Microsystems, Inc. 1.60_27|OK. It's really that simple.
Re: OpenJDK:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenJDK
http://openjdk.java.net/faq/
Regarding Java 1.7:
http://java.com/en/download/faq/java7.xml
Regarding Java + LO:
<http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/system-requirements/>
<quote>
For certain features of the software - but not most - Java is required.
Java is notably required for Base.
</quote>
Note: it's also required for several 'Wizards' (File|Wizards).
Regarding versions other than the most recent standard versions (ala 21
vs 26): do so *only* at your own risk. Earlier versions of java contain
serious security risks& those advocating that you use something else
are... I'll not go on& nuff said in other threads.
Well, Oracle may have OpenJDK on their site, but they did not have a
Windows version. I had to go to the following site to find a Windows
and Mac installer that the openjdk.java.net did not have.
http://openscg.org/se/openjdk/index.jsp
Also, it was Java.NET, where you link was Java.COM.
So there is some issues with who's OpenJDK version you are going to use.
[quote from the WIKI page]
OpenJDK (aka Open Java Development Kit) is a free and open source
implementation of the Java programming language.[2] It is the result of
an effort Sun Microsystems began in 2006. The implementation is licensed
under the GNU General Public License (GPL) with a linking exception,
which exempts components of the Java class library from the GPL
licensing terms.
OpenJDK will become the official Java SE 7 reference implementation.[3]
[unquote]
So it is open source, but it seems to be part of the Java system. By
the Way - When I downloaded the JRE for Windows, it was under Java SE
not JRE.
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