After I wrote and asked Several Questions, beginning with: Are OO and LO equivalent?
RA (Andy) Brown responded: > Yes and no. >> If not, are there any significant differences? > It would depend on your idea of "significant". They look different but > on the inside they are mostly the same. There are some reports that > LibO does not handle files created in OOo but I can not confirm. Since both follow the same guidelines (Open Code, Multiplatform, M$ File Format Capability, Community based Mutual Support) and were created by the same people, imo it would be a shame if there was no collaboration between the two development teams, &/or if inter-operability issues exist. Other relevant issues include: Did MOST of the oo team transfer to lo? Are some developers working on both teams? AFAIK, the transfer of human resources occurred due to doubts some developers held in relation to Oracle. Have those doubts proved to be either grounded or groundless? Diversity and additional options are great, but these things happen for a reason. Some of my OS come with oo and others with lo installed, and all the computers are multiboot systems. IMO, any effort made toward inter-operability would be a good thing - as would sharing resources (just as most Linux Distros share a common kernel). >> If so, please define. >> Does this list deal with both? > That is a good question, I do not believe that I have seen any questions > here about LibO. If questions were asked, would answers be given or would the poster be directed to a lo list or forum? >> If not, what's the LO list address? > If you go to http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/ you will fine links to > help. >> Lastly, is there any reason NOT to install OO v. 3.3? > No there is not a reason to NOT install OOo v3.3 and LibO v3.3.4 as the > do not conflict so you can see for yourself which works for you. Both work. But sometimes new version have issues. I have oo 3.2.1 installed and have downloaded 3.3. I thought I'd ask before installing it. > This link to the OpenOffice.org forum maybe of interest. > http://user.services.openoffice.org/en/forum/viewtopic.php?f=49&t=37028&hilit=compare+ooo+libo#p169887 > Copy and paste the full address into your browser if clicking does not work. I'll check that later today. > HTH > Andy Thanks for the orientation, Andy. Douglas -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] For additional commands send email to [email protected] with Subject: help
