Starting different thread since topic diverged quite a while back:

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1. Does OOo depend unavoidably on Java?

more or less

OOo 2 only or even OOo 1?

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3. Are OOo and Java the only two stumbling points?

You didn't answer this. If it's not a violation of policy or something, can I have the answer please? Thanks.

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4. If Fedora is using Java right now, why can't we?

Pure gcj based, so it will have the same restrictions as we will have. We hope to be able to make it optional for the user to use the Sun Java engine later.

Somewhat like not including libdvdcss but not preventing a user from using it at his/her own discretion? -- Shriramana Sharma http://samvit.org