On Monday 04 February 2008 15:14:58 MARGARET BARILE wrote:
> To whom it may concern:
> I am currently working in a school district that is considering whether to
> switch to Open Office or Microsoft Office 2007. We are currently looking at
> the Open Office 2.3 version but have heard that you are coming out with a
> newer version in a couple of months. We would like to try the most current
> version available, even if that is in Beta testing. Is there a way that I
> can be put on the list to beta test Open Office 3? Please let me know if
> this is possible. I would appreciate anything you can do.
>
> Margy
>
> Margaret Barile
> Library Media Specialist
> Haslett High School
> Haslett, MI 48840
> (517) 339-8249 (x210)
This is quite possible. http://download.openoffice.org/680/ is the web
page where you will find the latest developer builds. I am fairly certain
that these builds are probably still Alpha rather than Beta. I would not
recommend using this, but the choice is yours.
The current version is 2.3.1. And like you say, in a few months that will
be replaced by 2.4.0. However, when 2.4.0 comes out, it will install over the
top of 2.3.1 updating the files that need updating and adding any additional
files that come with 2.4.0 (if any). There are no plans to change the look of
the GUI, so I would recommend you use 2.3.1 until 2.4.0 becomes stable.
http://qa.openoffice.org/ is the web page you will probably want to start
at. OOo would be delighted for you to contribute to the quality assurance of
OOo. Instructions on how to get started are on this web page.
Dan
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