Le mardi 08 mars 2005 � 22:19 +0100, Christian Lohmaier a �crit :

Hi Christian,


> Why didn't you create one?
> Remember: OOo is an OpenSource project. Everybody is invited to
> /contribute/.
> 

The questions I raised weren't personal, but come from many bog standard
Linux users messages I have seen elsewhere.

I put myself squarely in the position of that user, i.e. not having an
ounce of development brain, let alone an understanding of how rpms work.
Contribution in the form you mention simply isn't viable for the vast
majority of users.


> >     - why can't I choose graphically where to install OpenOffice.org like I
> > used to be able to do ?
> 
> Because now you can install OOo like every other package. If you want a
> graphical interface, use a GUI for RPM.
> 

I'm sorry, but I disagree. Your anwser is like saying : here hapless
child, I gave you a cake with a cherry and cream on it in Version 1.x.x,
and now for Version 2, which I've trumpeted as a super-duper improved
cherry cake, there isn't going to be any cream or even any cherry..
Which cake would I rather have ?
  

> >     - how can I choose which filters to install when I use the RPMs ?
> 
> Simply don't install/install the xsltfilters package.
> 
> >     - where's the customized setup installation gone ?
> 
> The customized setup has been obsoleted by different packages. Only
> install those components you like to have installed. This is pretty much
> the same as with the old setup.

Ah, and therein lies the crunch. "Pretty much the same" isn't "the same"
when you live in userland. If you try and install some of the modules
without all of the core, you get a nice little error message telling you
that this isn't possible, but, and this is a big BUT, the RPM script
won't go and install that particular RPM for you (at least not in the
beta).

I'd still rather have my cherry and cream topped cake ;-)


Alex 


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