CP: I am holding the 2.0.3 release due to problems with Base and Base wizard functionality.
If you don't need this functionality, you can download the non-QAd build from the Mac OS X download web page. I do not recommend using this release in a production environment. BTW, there are major problems with the British English 2.0.3 build. I would not use it for any purpose. James McKenzie Mac OS X, American English QA test lead -----Original Message----- >From: CPHennessy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Aug 3, 2006 3:44 PM >To: [email protected], Katie Degroot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: [users] does oo.org run on intel based macs? > >On Tue August 1 2006 17:54, + Katie Degroot wrote: >> [ MODERATED ] ******************** >> hi >> >> for school i am contemplating buying a mac, and downloading oo.org 2.0 into >> an intel based mac book. i have read numerous reports adn reviews that say >> non-native programs + programs based for non-intel macs run MUCH slower on >> a intel macbook/imac. does this apply to oo. org? i have it on my pc, and >> LOVE it, so i'd apperciate a repply soon. thanks, kd > > >As you are not subscribed you may not have seen that: >On Tue August 1 2006 18:42, Roberto Aguilar wrote: >> OOo does run on Intel macs; I'm running it on my Macbook Pro. You can >> get it compiled for Intel, but there are a couple of gotchas. >> >> First, the Intel version is a "non-QA" version, which means it's still >> being tested. That said, for what I've done, it has behaved just >> fine. >> >> Secondly, there isn't a truly native version for OS X; you're going to >> have to run X11, which is the UNIX graphics engine. It's provided by >> Apple here: >> >> http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/apple/x11formacosx.html >> >> The non-QA version for intel is here: >> >> ftp://ooopackages.good-day.net/pub/OpenOffice.org/MacOSX/2.0.3rc7/OOo_2.0.3 >>rc7_MacOSXIntel_en-US.dmg >> >> Using it this way is not horrible, but it's not ideal either. Keep an >> eye on this project for an Aqua native version of OOo 2.0: >> >> http://www.neooffice.org/ >> > >Please reply to [email protected] only. > >-- >CPH : openoffice.org contributor > >Maybe your question has been answered already? > http://user-faq.openoffice.org/#FAQ > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
