[plug] Openoffice.org on Debian

[J Michael Gilks]

On Thu, 20 Jun 2002 09:47, Jacqueline McNally wrote:
Cool, will give it a go. I do like the easy way.
Love
Mike.
>
> I am signed up to the debian-openoffice at lists.debian.org and watching the
> activity. There are quite a few OpenOffice.org developers involved in the
> packaging. We have missed the official Debian Woody release. The developers
> worked hard to get OpenOffice.org in main (rather than contrib or
> non-free), and it had to be ready for April for the packaging. There is/was
> one library and some Java components that require alternatives. Some of the
> initial OpenOffice.org developers were familiar with Java, when it was all
> hands on deck.
>
> I'm pretty sure you are ok if you are Woody, although I think
> OpenOffice.org needs a library from sid/unstable. The developers and
> packagers are extremely active, so it would be best to get the latest news
> from the debian-openoffice list, web site, or just see how you go :)
>
> All the best
> Jacqueline McNally
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