OpenOffice 2.0

[JohnOfArc]

On Tue, 21 Dec 2004 22:47:18 +0100, Werner Punz wrote:

> Henrik Nilsen Omma wrote:
> 
>> think the new database component is built on Java.
>> 
> You are right, OpenOffice usese HypersonicSQL a database which basically
> originally was developed as a plain java solution which can be embedded
> into other java apps. It is not the worst database out there (although
> also not the best, which still in my opinion is postgresql, giving the
> huge variety of OSS databases)
> 
> Why they chose hypersonic over others still is somewhat a miracle to me,
> does not really fit to the project itself. HSQL would be the typical
> choice for having an embedded DB in a java server, but under this
> circumstances postgres or firebird definitely would have been more
> suitable.
>
http://dba.openoffice.org/miscellaneous/dba20.html

what I get out of this is the desire to spare us mere mortals the hassle
of having to use a client/server model (overkill) when a simple file based
approach will suffice. I won't argue the merits of any one solution with
you (I'm 99.9% certain you'd win <g>), but I have to say this approach
suits me fine, though I might have preferred SQLite.

Now if I can only get it to recognize/use my Java install... (currently
Sarge).