To comment on the following update, log in, then open the issue: http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=42690 Issue #:|42690 Summary:|A new kind of distribution of OOo for Windows - deb ? |apt-get ? synaptic ? or rpm ? Component:|distribution Version:|OOo 1.1.2 Platform:|PC URL:| OS/Version:|Windows XP Status:|NEW Status whiteboard:| Keywords:| Resolution:| Issue type:|FEATURE Priority:|P3 Subcomponent:|www Assigned to:|[EMAIL PROTECTED] Reported by:|scls19fr
------- Additional comments from [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sun Feb 13 08:52:48 -0800 2005 ------- Hello, First, I want to say that I'm a GNU/Linux Debian user so the feature I'm sending is very inspired from GNU/Linux operating system. Maybe you know the famous 'apt-get' command from Debian. Synaptic is a front-end for this command. Most of Linux distros use a simular command (yum for Fedora, urpmi for Mandrake...). Here is the following fearures : - easy install of a program - easy update of a program - easy to solve problem of dependencies between packages I think OOo should make a similar tool for Windows... Why ? Because people aren't geek... [educational and philosophical reason] If they have an easy way (graphical user interface) for installing many open software they will be urge to use them... instead of proprietary softwares. Because people aren't geek... (2) [security reason] Let's imagine a major bug in the next OOo... (as the jpg problem with MS apps) Do you really think that people will update their software... I don't think so... (or I think they will do it very lately... unfortunately too late...) ? Imagine the disaster if the security problem is on a shared library (shared by many opensource softwares) !!! What is the solution ? Major opensource developers (OOo, Mozilla, GIMP,...) should make such a program and should ONLY send binaries for Windows as a package... not a standalone exe Who can help them ? Maybe first they should have a look at RPM specifications and DEB specifications (DEB is maybe a better way as it can pre-configure a package) Maybe they should also work with open installers such as NSIS (or others) So we could have something similar to Fink for MacOS X... and when someone is looking for an Office Suite he will run "Synaptic for Windows" (just an exemple of name) and look for Office... and found OpenOffice. I hope you understand my poor english and see how it can be important for OpenOffice.org and other opensource apps 1) For security reason 2) For philosophy reason (only open softwares !) 3) for educational purpose (so Windows users will understand more easily how software are installed on Linux) Regards SÃbastien Celles --------------------------------------------------------------------- Please do not reply to this automatically generated notification from Issue Tracker. Please log onto the website and enter your comments. http://qa.openoffice.org/issue_handling/project_issues.html#notification --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
