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----- Forwarded message from "Kevin B. Hendricks" <kevin.hendricks@×××××××××.ca> ----- |
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> Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2002 10:14:40 -0400 |
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> From: "Kevin B. Hendricks" <kevin.hendricks@×××××××××.ca> |
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> To: yellowdog-general@××××××××××××××××××××××××.com, |
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> linuxppc-user@××××××××××××××.org, suse-ppc@××××.com, |
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> debian-powerpc@××××××××××××.org |
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> Cc: discuss@××××××××××.org |
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> Subject: ANNOUNCING: OpenOffice.org 1.0.1 for PPC Linux |
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> X-Mailing-List: <linuxppc-user@××××××××××××××.org> |
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> X-Mailer: KMail [version 1.4] |
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> Announcing: OpenOffice.org 1.0.1 for PPC Linux |
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> What is it? |
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> -------------- |
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> OpenOffice.org provides a free (source LGPL and no $) almost drop-in |
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> replacement for Microsoft Office and is available for Solaris (Sparc and |
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> x86), Linux (x86 and PPC), WIN (NT, 200, XP, 98, 95, etc), and coming real |
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> soon now (RSN) for FreeBSD, NetBSD, Irix, and Mac OSX. It provides almost |
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> transparent file access to Microsoft Office files. |
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> Please see http://www.openoffice.org for more info and additional download |
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> sites for major platforms. PPC Linux specific download sites are provided |
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> below. |
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> What's New in This Release? |
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> - built using gcc-3.1.1 pre |
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> - improved font handling |
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> - new shared dictionary support |
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> - user-installed hyphenation dictionaries now possible |
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> - huge number of bug fixes and stability improvments |
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> For a more complete listing of fixed bugs: |
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> http://tools.openoffice.org/releases/changelog.html |
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> This version should work on stock Debian, SuSE 7.3, YDL 2.2 and YDL 2.3, |
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> and almost any other PPC Linux distribution using at least glibc 2.2.1. |
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> Please Note: Debian users may want to use the official Debian builds which |
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> include better desktop integration for Debian users and have been built |
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> and tested on Debian systems (although this version will work too) |
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> DISCLAIMER |
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> -------------- |
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> This is the usual disclaimer. OOo 1.0.1 should be a rock steady release |
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> but please don't complain if you loose everything! I use it constantly |
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> and have not experienced any problems but I can make no guarantees. |
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> If interested, you can build your own binary direct from source. |
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> (see below). |
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> Please check out http://www.openoffice.org for more info on the |
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> OpenOffice.org project |
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> What's Available (English Only)? |
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> - OOo_1.0.1c_LinuxPPC_installer.tar.gz |
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> md5sum: 432cf242c085fb3a3675779b393ed2b4 |
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> 64939379 bytes |
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> - OpenOffice_README.ppclinux |
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> inside the installer is a complete installation/setup |
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> guide in pdf format. |
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> Where can I download it? |
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> ftp://ftp.yellowdoglinux.com/pub/yellowdog/software/openoffice/ |
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> ftp://ftp.suse/com/pub/projects/powerpc/openoffice/ |
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> ftp://ftp.stardiv.de/pub/OpenOffice.org/contrib/linuxppc/ |
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> And it is available from up-to-date YellowDog Linux Mirrors: |
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> http://www.yellowdoglinux.com/resources/ftp_mirrors.shtml |
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> Hopefully it will appear on penguinppc.org sites soon. |
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> Building your own from Source |
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> Building your own OOo binary is not for the faint hearted and takes at |
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> least 2 gig of free disk space and up to date tools. If you are |
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> interested in building your own version direct from source, please contact |
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> me and I will try to provide you with and recent or nedded patches and |
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> some short build instructions. Right now the build of 1.0.1 requires gcc |
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> 3.X. |
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> Thanks, |
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> Kevin B. Hendricks |
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> kevin.hendricks@×××××××××.ca |
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> ** Sent via the linuxppc-user mail list. See http://lists.linuxppc.org/ |
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