Hi Curtis, Curtis Clauson zei: > Pavel Jan�k wrote: >> From: Curtis Clauson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2005 03:49:04 -0800 >> >> > > Can OOo for windows be built with GNU compilers in Cygwin instead >> of >> > > using MS Visual Studio? It seems like it should, but all of the >> build >> > > docs only talk about MSVS. >> > >> > Anyone got an answer for this? >> >> See http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=24588 > > Fascinating! - and disturbing. I had no idea open source OOo had > components that depended on a commercial distribution.
Why disturbing? After all, even to *run* OOo for Windows you need closed-source commercial software (i.e. Windows). The ability to build and run OOo using all-free software under Linux demonstrates that OOo is not dependent on a commercial distribution. Vriendelijke groet, Simon Brouwer --> nl.openoffice.org <-- --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
