On Sun, 10 Oct 2010 08:14:53 -0400 "[email protected]" <[email protected]> dijo:
>Well, Ubuntu 10.10 came out today [ not RC version ]. > >Included with it, finally, is OOo version 3.2.1 > >It would be nice if they [ Ubuntu and Debian ] would update >OOo in their repositories more often than every 6 months. > >Yes, I know that people can download OOo in .deb and install it >in a way that will deal with the Applications/Menu problems that >I keep having. I just have to remember where I put that paper [file] >that contains the instructions to do so. > >Yet, I wonder why when a major software package like OOo comes >out with an update, or even an upgrade, that it takes so long for it >to appear in the repositories. Other open-source packages are >updated in the Ubuntu/Debian repositories and are seen in the >daily/weekly checks with the Update Manager, but not OOo. The reason is because every distro has a slightly different philosophy about what to include out of the box and what should be optional. A big issue with most distros is to what extent closed source software should be included. The version of OOo from OOo has a small bit of closed source code in it and many distros like to clean that out. It takes a while to get the cleansed version of the latest release ready for the users. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
