Re: LO removing Java, why would they want to? (Re: [api-dev] Java-Midi not working on Mac?

Am 27.12.2010 12:22, Jürgen Schmidt wrote:

>> I do understand that Java is a holy cow for Oracle employees but you
>> will not stop the discussion about it.
> ;-) i don't think so, but Java is besides Python the only reliable way
> to add new components as extensions. Well i talk not about macros etc.
>
> Juergen

Juergen,
Of course, Java is *the* language for optional new components.

I refered to the built-in set of features, some of which rely on Java 
since the very first version (menu:File>Wizards>...), some of which are 
not desirable in my honest opinion (embedded HSQLDB and misleading 
database wizards).

A user installs the software from its home page and gets error messages 
about Java missing when calling some wizard.
A user installs the software from its home page, together with a bundle 
of Java by default, although he has Java installed already, possibly 
even a more recent one which gets updated without OOo taking any advantage.
Without Java, menu:Tools>Macros>Run... raises an error suggesting that 
you can not run any macros without JRE, which is untrue as far as Basic 
and Python are concerned.

Andreas