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 <--
Open Source multi-platform projects have always striven to at least build with non-commercial components on any platform, commercial or not. It is not part of the technical definition of Open Source, but has always been a primary goal.
This allows users of a commercial OS to build the project without any other product purchase. Many institutions, like schools and NPOs, can only use whatever OS was donated to them or is useful in their vocational training. They must rely on GNU tools for their builds.
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