Ok this is something that I have been questioning myself. OOo is free software so there can easily be 'distributions' of OOo the same way there is for Linux. So a distribution of OOo with Java shouldnt be a problem.
-- Alexandro Colorado Co-Leader of OpenOffice.org Spanish http://es.openoffice.org/ Mensaje citado por Ralph Aichinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Sat, 2005-02-12 at 15:37 -0600, Robert Derman wrote: > > > Robert Derman replies: Since Sun owns Java, and since they give away a > > Java runtime as a free download, and they are the primary sponser of > > OOo, why don't they simply imbed a Java runtime in the OOo 2.0 install > > code that searches for an existing copy of Java runtime, and if none is > > found, automatically installs one? As I have said, since they give > > this away anyway, I don't see a problem. > > Because OOo is not only distributed by Sun or from the website. > The problem is that the Java license makes ist impossible for > e.g. Debian to include Java on Debian CDs. So even if Sun > included it, they would have to rip it out again. > > Similar restrictions to many other people making CDs with OOo on > them, like most Linux distributors. > > Why Sun chooses this rather restrictive license (they do not > ask for a fee, but the license is rather restrictive with respect > to redistribution) for Java, I do not know. > > Another solution would be to always download it when installing, > but then many computers are not connected to the internet. > > The long-term solution IMHO will be a truly free Java runtime, > be it a reimplementation or the one by Sun with a relaxed > licensing. Free JREs are getting better all the time. > > /ralph > -- > Rettet die Wale und stürzt das System, und trennt euren Müll, > denn viel Mist ist nicht schön! > Gustav, "Rettet die Wale" > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
