On 06/06/2010 20:18, Stan Goodman wrote:
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
I agree. I spend at least halp of my time writing for american clients
in American English. My main concern is not the missing version but the
fact that people in the UK who try to download OpenOffice are presented
with a page that shows that the OOo 3.2.1 UK version is missing rather
than offering either 3.2.0 UK or 3.2.1 US
Thanks
Rob
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