tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402984000559601283.post7117628511982956351..comments2024-03-05T10:47:39.661-06:00Comments on Thoughts on Technology: Jeff's List of his favorite FOSS ApplicationsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17954467314386661328noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402984000559601283.post-85595658879965820062012-02-01T10:15:00.121-06:002012-02-01T10:15:00.121-06:00I have to disagree about Firefox. Chrome is much e...I have to disagree about Firefox. Chrome is much easier to install and update, and Firefox is a resource hog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402984000559601283.post-69623112432572467652012-01-31T18:37:25.584-06:002012-01-31T18:37:25.584-06:00Edited to say C++/Java as it does use some Java.Edited to say C++/Java as it does use some Java.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17954467314386661328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402984000559601283.post-71983823502670690812012-01-31T18:28:47.101-06:002012-01-31T18:28:47.101-06:00LibreOffice is NOT written in Java. Some small pa...LibreOffice is NOT written in Java. Some small parts of it are, and they're working on eliminating those. From the Wiki page for OpenOffice.org (which is probably less interested in eliminating Java):<br /><br />"The following areas of OpenOffice.org 2.0 depend on JRE installation:<br />The media player on Unix-like systems<br />All document wizards in Writer<br />Accessibility tools<br />Report Autopilot<br />JDBC driver support<br />HSQL database engine (used in OpenOffice.org Base)<br />XSLT filters<br />BeanShell, the NetBeans scripting language and the Java UNO bridge<br />Export filters to the Aportis.doc (.pdb) format for the Palm OS or Pocket Word (.psw) format for the Pocket PC<br />Export filter to LaTeX<br />Export filter to MediaWiki's wikitext<br />A common point of confusion focuses on the need for the Java API JavaMail in mail merge to generate emails in StarOffice; however, as of version 2.0.1, OpenOffice.org uses a Python-component instead."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402984000559601283.post-34776105630331482462012-01-31T13:50:30.713-06:002012-01-31T13:50:30.713-06:00I was so hoping to find oss4 or pulseaudio in that...I was so hoping to find oss4 or pulseaudio in that list.Marchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03595874389771830770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402984000559601283.post-83420729362406084202012-01-31T06:29:15.628-06:002012-01-31T06:29:15.628-06:00Gotta love the first 3 sentencesGotta love the first 3 sentencesYaseen Nooranihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16982795328802295240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402984000559601283.post-74936416341352412422012-01-31T06:00:16.895-06:002012-01-31T06:00:16.895-06:00libreoffice written in java?!??!libreoffice written in java?!??!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402984000559601283.post-67534360116790366122012-01-31T03:02:39.617-06:002012-01-31T03:02:39.617-06:00What does the title say ?What does the title say ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402984000559601283.post-34388178298430876642012-01-31T01:44:46.541-06:002012-01-31T01:44:46.541-06:00You forgot Bodhi, everyone's favourite Linux d...You forgot Bodhi, everyone's favourite Linux distribution :)Axel668https://www.blogger.com/profile/16120651085362550859noreply@blogger.com