On Sunday 06 June 2010 20:28:15 Rob Clement wrote: > On 05/06/2010 22:35, Stan Goodman wrote: > > On Saturday 05 June 2010 23:40:22 Rob Clement wrote: > >> When I tried to download Ooo 3.2.1 from a UK ip address I found this > >> error message (attached). > >> > >> In case the jpg does not get through it says > >> > >> "File not found > >> > >> The requested file in the URL below was not found on this server: > >> http://download.services.openoffice.org/files/localized/en-GB/3.2.1/ > >>OOo _3.2.1_Win_x86_install_en-GB.exe " > >> > >> I was surprised as I thought the UK version had been abandoned but > >> looking on the download page I found there is a UK 3.2.0 version but > >> the 3.2.1 is not there. > >> > >> Should someone be sending UK users to the US version at present? > >> > >> Thanks > >> > >> Rob > > > > Is there really a Bri'ish version? Or are you just expected to choose > > the UK variety of English, along with dictionary, measures, etc., > > just as one can choose French, Tagalog, or many other languages. > > Stan > > There is a bit of history behind this. Several years ago there was a UK > English version but because of problems in testing it was dropped. I > checked on the downloads page > (http://download.openoffice.org/other.html#tested-full) and found > these: > > Dutch Nederlands 3.2.1 Download Download > Download 3.1.1 > 3.1.1 3.2.0 3.2.0 3.2.0 > > English (British) English (British) 3.2.0 3.2.0 3.2.0 3.2.0 > 3.2.0 3.2.0 3.2.0 3.2.0 3.2.0 > > English (US) English (US) 3.2.1 Download Download Download > Download Download Download 3.2.0 Download Download > > I am sorry but the page is too wide for this e-mail. So yes there is > now a OOo 3.2.0 version for British English, but when you try and > download from main Ooo page you are directed to the UK 3.2.1 version > that does not exist and find a missing page message. > > Thanks > > Rob
I can't resist saying it: The difference between US and UK English is vastly exaggerated. On the level of e.g. GUIs and other epigraphical uses, it is trivial or nonexistent. I am a native speaker of US English. Because the world is as "global" as it is, I do encounter spellings and usages that are recognizable as British practice, and I do not gag when this happens. The original questioner, on the other hand, seems to be offended by the necessity of being exposed to "American" English, which is a bit overdrawn. If he will tour England (not to mention the greater UK) he will find far greater variation than exists between standard US and standard UK varieties of the language. This is a classical red herring. If he has difficulty in reading this message, I hope someone will translate it for him. -- Stan Goodman Qiryat Tiv'on Israel --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
