Ankit Malik said on Sat, Mar 05, 2005 at 01:24:32AM +0530,:
But isn't OO based on JAVA? And Java is not free by FSF standards.
So what abt OO???
Have you read the Debian policy manifesto?? If not, please do. It is at http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ in particular, http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-archive.html#s-sections
Next, read http://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/java-policy/ and http://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/java-policy/x138.html
Make sure you read the documents in *only* in this particular order.
If that does not answer you, try going through that, read the mails at http://lists.debian.org/debian-openoffice/
The list link is to the mailing list archives; be careful while reading that, because opposing opinions will be expressed there.