Re:Runs fine, right? (Score 2, Insightful)

You are missing the point, slightly. The problem isn't that

some people won't be able to compile the code. *shrug*

The problem is that Java is compiled to bytecode and run on Java Virtual Machines (JVMs). OOo is using proprietary Sun APIs that only work in the Sun JVM. Many Linux users don't have the Sun version, but rather a compatible JVM. (Also, many windows machines used to use MS's own JVM. I don't keep up on that, but it was the cause of a major lawsuit)
So, if I'm running RedHat, which started building its own JVM, OOo won't run properly.