On 25/10/2007, Robin Laing <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Harold Fuchs wrote:
> > On 24/10/2007, Frank Cox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >> On Tue, 23 Oct 2007 15:11:15 +0100
> >> "gcorrea15" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Can you tell me whether it is possible to download only specific
> >> functions in OO?
> >>
> >> No.  OpenOffice is available only as "the complete package".
> >>
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> > If you want you can either
> > a) Buy the software on CD. There's a non-exhaustive list at
> > http://distribution.openoffice.org/cdrom/index.html#cdrom
> > Expect to pay not much more than USD10 to cover the cost of producing
> the
> > CD, plus P&P. Note that we make no recommendations and give no
> guarantees.
> > Any deal is strictly between you and the vendor. Some people sell OO on
> CD
> > for a nominal sum to help people like yourself with slow/unreliable
> internet
> > connections. Some sell additional functionality and/or training and/or
> > support; expect to pay more for that. Some charge a lot of money for
> what
> > can be obtained free; that's legal if not exactly ethical (my opinion).
> >
> > or
> > b) Go to your local magazine shop and look at the computer magazines
> > relating to your Operating System. Many of those carry free CDs/DVDs
> that
> > have the OO installation file on them. So, hassle free, you get OO for
> the
> > price of the magazine.
> >
> >
>
> I saw a magazine in my local store that supplied OOo and it was C$34.95.
>   Very expensive I thought.
>
> I also tell people to go to a local library or a friends with high speed
> and a case of beer to drink.  :)  This is the one that I prefer.
>
>
> --
> Robin Laing
>

C$34.95 is expensive. Most of the computer magazines here in the UK are
about £3 - £5 (US$ 6-10). Which I think is good value for OO.

-- 
Harold Fuchs
London, England
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