Bug still present in 10.10. Forcing OOo to use xdg-open instead of sensible-browser seems to be a satisfactory work around:
ln -s /usr/bin/xdg-open /usr/local/bin/sensible-browser -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/508447 Title: [ooo-build] OOo freezes / hangs when opening a url due to sensible- browser not being called with an & -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
