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------- Additional comments from [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fri Aug  5 13:08:56 -0700 
2005 -------
A comment from one user who has had unintential troubles from leftover spoor of
previous versions - I believe the default behaviour should be to replace the
existing installed version. It is a safe mode for most non-geek users.

Options for multiple versions are fine, but seem to have surprising complexities
- the window 98 registry spoor for 1.9.100 (after 1.9.104 installation after
1.9.118 installation), which I had to clean by hand, was over two thousand 
entries. 

In each OS (and OS version), and in each version of OO, I'd like to see the
ability to hunt for previous spoor and remove it (i.e. from the installation of
Z, notice that spoor of Y and X versions are there and ask if they should be
cleaned up). This makes it "mom" safe.

I understand the need and desire to support multiple versions in a production
environment. In 'nix, it isn't unusual for a user to develop scripts to change
the man, lib and executable paths to support a given version of a tool. But with
the number of multimedia & hooks that OO offers, it is a huge task for an
end-user to manage.

So while I support the need/desire, I also want the simple behavior to just work
for the 95% who just want it to work. Watching the users mail list, there are a
lot of unsophisticated users of OO who will hurt themselves.

To support this, it would be nice if there was were appropriate de-configure and
configure (not remove) scripts/tools to enable this capability. But keep it out
of the default installation sequence!

Just one non-developers/victims view. 8-)

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