Re: [libreoffice-users] Base slowness and Java update

Hi :)
OpenJDK is on Oracles list of OpenSource projects it runs
http://oss.oracle.com/

The OpenJDK website mentions Oracle a bit
http://openjdk.java.net/faq/
About 2nd or 3rd main sub-heading is "Oracle's plans for OpenJDK".  

The Wikipedia page gives soem background
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenJDK
Sun projects were acquired by Oracle.  

Sad, i know.
Regards from
Tom :)


--- On Thu, 13/10/11, jowyta <jt@dpets.co.uk> wrote:

From: jowyta <jt@dpets.co.uk>
Subject: [libreoffice-users] Base slowness and Java update
To: "LibreOffice user support list" <users@global.libreoffice.org>
Date: Thursday, 13 October, 2011, 16:54

Hello

This topic has rather hijacked my question about base and external data tables so I am starting a 
separate thread.

I am well aware of the problem, as summarised here:
http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Base

The current workaround involves using an older version of openjdk-jre. (Not straightforward, as far 
as I can tell, if using Debian testing - yes, I know I could get Java from elsewhere)

However, base needs to work with up to date Java, in other words some bug fixing needs doing.  For 
this reason I have asked a question on http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/libreoffice .

It seems to me that for the OpenJDK people to be able to sort out this problem they need to know 
what it is about Java that is affecting base so badly.  And we are not dependent on Oracle as far 
as I can see, OpenJDK is an open source project and anyone can join in.

So if anyone thinks they know which change in openjdk has caused this problem or how to find out I 
would like them to head over to the development mailing list and contribute there.  (And thanks, 
Alex, for your suggestion that it may have something to do with accessibility and reminding us that 
many of the developers are currently at the LibreOffice annual conference.)

John

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