On 2/5/10 8:35 AM, Bruce Johnson wrote:
Another great example that's more germane to LEM groups is Sun's
blindingly rigid and stupid rules about full release versions of Open
Office.
If I go to their main download page I can get version 3.1.1 of OO for
Intel, AND 3.0 for PPC, IN Macedonian, or two different versions of 3.1
in Serbian, but the English version for PPC is still the antiquated 2.4
which is an X-windows program, and doesn't even open the latest files.
What we need is to find out why so much office work is being done in
Macedonian and Serbian on Macs. Are they busy planning to take over the
world or something.
Why? Allegedly because they haven't had enough PPC users sign up to do
their exhaustive testing to release the PPC version from Release
Candidate status, EVEN THOUGH the code for the PPC and Intel versions
ARE IDENTICAL...it's a simple compiler switch; their rules for the main
download page state that only official releases are allowed there. So to
get the 3.1.1 version of US English OO for PPC you have to go spelunking
thorough their web site until you find it.
I found it with help.
It's not just that it's only a compiler switch but the language files
should all be the same so as long as English is released and PPC is
released English PPC should be released.
This is the corporate equivalent of the petty tyrant who installs
him/herself as the head of the Homeowners Association, and starts
running around with a ruler measuring the height of everyone's grass or
the distance from the curb to their trashcans on trash day, just so they
can asses fines and feel superior.
It's like the railroads still having firemen on diesel engines 20 years
after steamers disappeared.
--
Clark Martin
Redwood City, CA, USA
Macintosh / Internet Consulting
"I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway"
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