On 10/18/2010 06:45 PM, Roxy Robinson wrote:
I was saying I have been using OOo 9 years - and actually when I start counting
its probably a year or 2 longer - only because I have used it exclusively as my
office program. I'm not trying to establish a reputation for anything except
for being a bit dissatisfied with the way things are going right now. Are these
the same, or different folks, that are supposed to be bringing forth an OOo
3.3? If not, what happened to it?
As I said previously, I already knew of the Oracle takeover of Sun through one of the several computer
related newsletters I subscribe to. When I heard that it bothered me a little in regard to whether OOo would
continue to be available or not. And then out of the blue I get an email announcing LibreOffice, and that the
first beta is available for download. Yeah, it says it shouldn't be considered to be "ready for
production". My first thought is "what the heck happened to the next release of OOo that they had
been talking about". Is this a "replacement" product with another name? Go to the website for
the download and there is really no information there explaining what the heck is going on. So I go ahead and
download LO while I am there. Only later to find out - no this isn't an upgrade to OOo; its another product.
But I guess, similar to OOo????? And, I will guarantee you there are a ton of other folks out here with the
same questions I had/have!!! I know all the folks t
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t I've introduced to OOo over the years have them. And TDF may be doing an
outstanding job - but I don't see it!!!! They sent me the link to the download,
but I'm certainly not a beta tester. So I'm still pretty much in the dark on
what to expect. And, yes, I do have a fairly strong opinion about that, but
that does not mean it is not an humble one!
If you are interested in the next version of OOo, you can do a google
search on OOo roadmap and click on the first link. It talks all about
the features and release timing of OOo 3.3.
If you are interested in learning about TDF, you can read about it at
TDF and this list. I agree that things aren't entirely clear. In part,
that is because the LibO community was waiting to hear from Oracle
whether they would donate the OOo trademark. It seems most likely now
that they won't. In the next couple of weeks, I expect things will
become much more clear, here, and on the TDF website.
I'm sorry your experience with the beta was not what you expected.
----Jon
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