On 12/01/2014 07:51 AM, Dennis E. Hamilton wrote: > Before anyone accepts "almost everyone" at face value, it is useful > to look at the download numbers and the distribution of platforms for > which Apache OpenOffice is available and downloaded, and also what > the latest release is. This information is available at the > http://www.openoffice.org site and on the project blog at > <https://blogs.apache.org/OOo/>. > > It is indeed the case that LibreOffice is packaged and delivered as > part of several Linux distributions. Those choices, and the degree > to which there is synchronization with latest releases (of either > LibreOffice or Apache OpenOffice) are determined by the providers of > those distributions. However, Linux downloads of Apache OpenOffice > are also directly available. It takes a little more work to bring a > Linux system up-to-date by obtaining the download directly. The > links provided by Andrea are useful for that. > > If someone has difficulty with the install procedure for a given > Linux distribution, discussing that on an Apache OpenOffice mailing > list is valuable in helping project members determine where > information and instructions can be improved as well as obtaining > direct assistance from knowledgeable users. > > - Dennis
Sherry -- See also our installation instructions that covers all platforms -- http://www.openoffice.org/download/common/instructions.html I am still happily and successfully using Apache OpenOffice on Linux. :) > > -----Original Message----- From: Andrea Pescetti > [mailto:pesce...@apache.org] Sent: Monday, December 1, 2014 03:50 To: > dev@openoffice.apache.org Subject: Re: re open office > > On 01/12/2014 Sherry Winter wrote: >> I am concerned, I have used this software for years on windows. now >> I guess i cannot use on Linux. Is the software still being >> updated? really? > > OpenOffice works perfectly on Linux. You received two public answers > to your e-mail, both explaining how to install the most recent > version of OpenOffice on your system. Maybe you missed them since you > are not subscribed to the list. > > See http://markmail.org/message/zmz5yf5zhl6yenll for the two answers > you received on how to install OpenOffice 4.1.1 on Debian wheezy. > > And see http://openoffice.apache.org/mailing-lists.html for > information on how to subscribe to our lists and avoid missing > answers. > > Regards, Andrea. > > -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- MzK "One must still have chaos in oneself to be able to give birth to a dancing star." -- Friedrich Nietzsche --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org
