Works fine without Java; which is more than can be said for XP, which doesn't work fine, with or without Java...

And before anyone responds critically to this backhand criticism of a Microsoft product, I am an MS knowledgeable IT professional, and know a fair bit about my profession and its related subject matter. :-)

Cheers

Chris

PS Anyone see Network News? That's me, that is...
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Bruce Miller
To: Suse-Linux-Uk-Schools
Sent: 5/16/02 7:47 AM
Subject: [suse-linux-uk-schools] Java VM and Star Office

I have been waiting, almost eagerly, to see what could possibly be seen
as
the ''M$ killer' app' of Star Office ver 6 to release.

I downloaded a foreign language version of Open Office the other day. I
didn't fancy shelling out the huge sum for the MS office language bolt
on
and thought this could be a good avenue for MFL teachers to explore.

The dilemma I am now wrestling with, is what Java VM do I install.

A lot of you who follow this forum are, like me, still forced into using
Windows, for various reasons. I tried to install OO on an XP machine. It
was
at this point that I was hit by the reality of Sun's court action level
grievences. I couldn't run the Java VM. I searched the M$ knowledge base
and
found nothing. I then went to sun.com and on the main page was a big
link to
what could be the solution. I went back to M$ and found that a MS (free)
VM
'update patch' was available.

Now the MSVM is only 5mb and is the 'official' patch whereas the Sun VM
is
12mb and possibly may be having to work around lots of M$, lets say
'booby
traps' for want of a term. However, the Sun VM may have all the right
classes with it, to make Star Office work and not have any of the anti
Star
Office 'booby traps' that M$ may have fitted. Add to this, there is the
issue of security. Apparently both M$ and Sun had to put their heads
together (!) , at some point, to get around a major hack problem that
both
their VM's had.

I guess that many of you will have been through similar processes by
now.
Does anyone have any experiences on this point, to feedback to the
forum?

Bruce.

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