NoOp wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> I am attempting to download open office on dial up and before it is >> finished, the computer shuts down the internet connection automatically. >> Is there >> any way I can download smaller sections at a time. I t currently takes up >> to 16 >> hours to complete the download. Thanks for your help. >> >> > > In addition to the other suggestions you can also try: > http://distribution.openoffice.org/cdrom/index.html#cdrom > > However, if you know someone with a DSL or cable connection you might > ask them to download for you. > > Note to the OOo folks: while the cdrom link list tons of distributors, > it might be worth taking the Ubuntu route and actually offering OOo on > CD for free (see: https://shipit.ubuntu.com/). I doubt that it would > detract or take away much business from the distributors listed on the > OOo page, and will get OOo into the hands of thousands of folks who are > on dialup and/or in remote locations where internet connections are > unreliable. If nothing else, you might make a note on the page for > distributors that offer OOo on CD for free or for a simple shipping cost. > > Note to OP: there are distributors on that page that will send you OOo > for free, unfortunately you'll need to search through them to find one > that does. Sample: > > United States > 205LAN LLC USA All stable releases. > http://www.freeofficesoftware.net/ > [not obvious, enter "open office" in the search box that leads to > > Free OpenOffice 2.0 > Complete OpenOffice 2.0 Office Suite - Free! > www.ThinkAll.com > then > http://www.thinkall.com/product_openoffice_about8.htm > > Disclaimer: I've no idea who thinkall.com are, or if what they are > offering is solid, I'm just using them as an example. Obviously you'll > need to give up some marketing info & probably have to subscribe to > their marketing info, but that is sometimes the price you need to pay to > get something shipped to you for free. Google is your friend :-) > > Neither of these will help the OP because they both require you to get it via download.
There is no way that OOo is going to start handing out free cds unless we get a sponsor like Ubuntu Community distributors that charge a minmal fee are on the list. -- "GET LEGAL - GET OPENOFFICE.ORG" http://why.openoffice.org ISO 26300 compliant Graham Lauder, OpenOffice.org MarCon (Marketing Contact) NZ http://marketing.openoffice.org/contacts.html INGOTs Assessor Trainer (International Grades in Office Technologies) www.theingots.org.nz --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
