On Tue, 29 Mar 2005 13:09, Mr.C wrote: > I find myself in the same boat. When you click on any of the links for > distributing CD's it's like running around in circles. Lot's of > information about how to set up the directories on the CD, the rules you > have to follow, and cryptic codes for the types of files you are supposed > to use, but very little "get this file by clicking here" sort of stuff. I > know there are many versions of OOo available, but I feel like I'm hunting > for each file that I should be putting on the CD. Is there a mirror we can > go to that just has "the image" of a full blown CD
Go to *any* of the OO.o mirrors, and look for a sub-directory named </contrib/>. In there you will find another directory named <iso> which contains (usually) 2 further directories (<en> and <de>). These directories contain a complete ISO image ready for burning (the <en> directory is the English image, <de> is a German image). The name of the file is in the format <ooo_[version]_[date]_[language]_[platform].iso (currently ooo_114_20041221_en_allplatforms.iso). The English ISO is available through BitTorrent (and will also be found on the eDonkey network). A link to the torrent is provided on the CD landing page (it's the lower button, labelled "Start BitTorrent Download". Assuming you have a BT client installed, clicking on the button will start the download. I might look at another button for eDonkey/eMule as well, at least for the next ISO.... > (maybe even if it's > just for the release of 2.0 coming up)? There won't be a 2.0 ISO until a couple of days after the release of 2.0 (I have to download the installers and documentation, and then compose the ISO, then it has to be uploaded, which takes another 14 hours or so). It may be necessary with the 2.0 release to produce 2 CDs, one with the installers and basic documentation, the other with all the extras. Not sure yet, time will tell.... > > > On Mon, 28 Mar 2005 15:55:00 -0700, Mike Collins > -- Alex Fisher Co-Lead, CD-ROM Project OpenOffice.org Marketing Community Contact Australia/New Zealand http://distribution.openoffice.org/cdrom/
