On 06/08/2010 11:35 AM, Marcus Lange wrote:
> Kay Schenk wrote:
> 
> Hello Kay,
> 
>> oh boy! Well thanks for the update. Considering we want the user to
>> have the best experience possible, I do understand better about this.
>> It's just all these permutations and the latest change in the "schema"
>> naming has really COMPLICATED the download scripting to the point that
> 
> with the new filename schema especially the scripting and filtering
> should be easier than before. Now it's a clear thing with the "_" and
> "-" as separator and binding characters. Before it was, hm, a mess with
> all the exceptions.
> 
>> I think these are really non-maintainable almost. I do really wish
>> some of this could be re-considered, re-discussed or I don't know
>> what.
> 
> I don't think that it's not maintainable. I can still do this stuff. ;-)

ahemmm...well, it gives me a bit of headache to look at, and so much
repition now for the various DL servers--bouncer vs mirrorbrain...but
maybe the website "group" isn't even the right place to address these
sorts of things (???) Ah for a nice DB backend to deal with some of this!

> 
> But the release process doesn't fit anymore IMHO. Every language team
> can release what and when they will. *This* is not maintainable and
> foreseeable. We should really think about to improve some steps here.

well some sort of an organizational chit-chat is in order IMNSHO...maybe
this could be taken up by some appropriate parties at the next OO.o
conf. I'll knock on a few virtual doors to see what can be done.

I'll dig deeper this week and see if I can determine if more simplicity
is possible.

> 
> Best regards

..and to you
> 
> Marcus
> 
> 
> 
>> On Tue, Jun 8, 2010 at 9:17 AM, Marcus Lange <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>> Kay Schenk wrote:
>>>> On Fri, May 28, 2010 at 1:49 PM, Marcus Lange <[email protected]>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>> Kay Schenk wrote:
>>>>>> On 05/28/2010 01:12 PM, Marcus Lange wrote:
>>>>>>> Kay Schenk wrote:
>>> Hello Kay,
>>>
>>>>>>>> I can probably get the new idea to work...but...I'm still not
>>>>>>>> convinced
>>>>>>>> this is really the best approach. And, I think it would far
>>>>>>>> better to
>>>>>>>> spell out what the consequences will be is you don't have a JRE.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> This was already tried in the past. Maybe you could take this to
>>>>>>> release
>>>>>>> meeting?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> And? and, I don't know how to "take this to release  meeting".
>>>>>> Help! and
>>>>>> thanks for your reply.
>>>>>>
>>>>> OK, I can try it and will let you know. But first I'll proof my
>>>>> assumtions
>>>>> about the functionality that needs Java.
>>>>>
>>>> great! thanks...
>>> there are several places were the JRE is used:
>>>
>>> At the moment it's not possible to take every corner into accout as I
>>> would have to ask nearly every developer. But the following are IMHO
>>> really main topics:
>>>
>>> Installer:
>>> The installer on Unix OSs are using the JRE. For Windows the native
>>> MSI technology is used. Especially on Linux we cannot know what is
>>> maybe preinstalled and how suitable it is. Of course OOo should
>>> install/run on famous and not so common distributions preferably
>>> without problems.
>>>
>>> Wizards:
>>> Every wizard that canbe used via menu "File - Wizard" is using Java.
>>>
>>> Base:
>>> The included default database engine HSQLDB needs an JRE to work.
>>> Also the Sun extensions like the Report Builder is using Java.
>>>
>>> Furthermore the story behind the integration is that we want to make
>>> sure that the user is able to work with every function in OOo (and
>>> eventually extension) out-of-the-box. A separate and manual
>>> installation of the JRE is not wished. So, this can be fullfilled at
>>> best when providing the JRE together with the OOo package.
>>>
>>> So, as a result I don't think that we can switch to builds without
>>> JRE totally.
>>>
>>> Best regards
>>>
>>> Marcus
> 
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