On Sat, 2006-07-01 at 12:43 -0400, Pete Holsberg wrote:
> Dave Barton typed the following on 6/30/2006 9:03 PM:
> > On Thu, 2006-06-29 at 16:47 -0400, Pete Holsberg wrote:
> >> Hey, you cheated. http://download.openoffice.org/2.0.3/ is
> >> not the usual "Download" page?
> > 
> > No I don't think he cheated. The green "Get openoffice.org"
> > button on the OOo home page takes you to: 
> > http://download.openoffice.org/2.0.3/index.html From there you
> > just select your os and the download starts. I guess there is
> > some IP address detection or automatic mirror allocation going
> >  on.
> 
> I said "cheated" facetiously because when I first clicked on the
> link, I was taken to the usual download page. When I went back
> later, it took me to a different, less informative, page.

Your facetiousness was not lost on me ;) I had the same experience.

> >> Are these without JRE?
> > 
> > The Windows version doesn't appear to include JRE and this
> > seems to be indicated in the installation instructions. I
> > think we are going to return to the old day's with this list
> > being flooded with "What's JRE?" and "Where do I get JRE"
> > questions ;)
> 
> Is thee a list of features for which Java is required?

Not that I can find. There are a couple of general Java answers on the
FAQ and Knowledgebase pages, but no definitive list.

> > 
> >> The Installation instructions don't say anything about
> >> upgrading from an older version.
> > 
> > A straight upgrade of the Windows version should not create
> > any problems, but there can be a couple of minor issues with
> > the Linux RPM upgrade under some circumstances.
> 
> So I can just install it over the top of 2.0.2?

It worked for me, but YMMV.

Dave



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