On Thu, 26 Oct 2000, you wrote:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] (pgeorges) writes:
> > Frederic Crozat a �crit :
> > > It is not possible to include it in 7.2, since we are in deep frozen
> > > and it not even possible to print with OpenOffice under Unix :((
> >
> > What do you mean ? I use LM 7.2 RC1 and staroffice 5.2 : printing is ok
> > (even in color !).
>
> StarOffice != OpenOffice
>
> All code of StarOffice could not be licensed under (L)GPL because Sun
> was not owner of some components (Unix Printing, Non-Office filters,
> Spell checker...)
>
> We'll have to wait until Gnome-print is integrated to provide printing
> under Linux
but they've released all the staroffice code under gpl , ok for printing and 
others stuff like some filters ....
but a lot of it is already licenced under gpl so why don't get these part 
into the distribution.

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