Re: [libreoffice-users] Recommended version of Java?

I really hate it when people try to tell me something 'for my own good'.

Tom - I asked a very specific question. I didn't ask whether or not I
should be using Java.

On 10/30/2014 10:26 AM, Tom Davies <tomcecf@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi :)
> I think it's best to do without Java if at all possible.  Since Oracle took
> it over and put their own devs onto it Java appears to have been unstable
> and vulnerable.  Some of their security patches and upgrades have been so
> full of holes that there have been known exploits "out in the wild" even
> before their release date that they had to shelve them.
>
> LibreOffice has worked hard to remove any dependence on Java but there are
> still a few incredibly rare things that still need it.  Accessibility
> support is moving off Java.  The inbuilt back-end for Base is migrating to
> Firebird
>
> It might be possible to use;
> Tools - Options - Advanced
> to switch off java.  Hopefully no data-loss occurs and it just grumbles
> when something does need Java.  If you do get such an error message then it
> should be reasonably easy to switch java back on and re-try the task.
>
> Good luck!
> Regards from
> Tom :)
>
>
>
> On 30 October 2014 11:18, Tanstaafl <tanstaafl@libertytrek.org> wrote:
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > Is there a page somewhere that specifies what version(s) of Java are
> > supported for what versions of Libreoffice?
> >
> > Specifically, is Java8 fully supported for version 4.1.x? 4.2.x? 4.3.x?
> >
> > Thanks


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