-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Mon, 2 Apr 2001, Jimmy Richards wrote:
>Hello, > > Sorry, but it seems as if I detect a contradiction here. I believe you > are >correct in stating that StarOffice is not free nor OpenSource software, >therefore StarOffice CANNOT be released under the GPL(GNU General Public >License) as you stated that it is here. I just wanted to clear that up. >Perhaps it is my mistake. Please correct me if I am wrong. > Meanwhile, you might want to consider checking out OpenOffice at >http://www.openoffice.org/ I hear it is fairly usable in it's current beta >stage. They're web page says it's being released under three licenses, one of >which is GPL. Think I'll give it a try myself. There's like three ITPs out for it, so it should get packaged one of these years... >Sincerely, > >Jimmy Richards > > > >On Monday 02 April 2001 13:39, Robert Voigt wrote: >> >I don't think so as Staroffice is not a free or open source software >> >and Sun does not give the sources >> >> Star Office is GPL. I just don't think there will be a package >> maintainer for such a monster package. Just today I learned they have >> 180 people working on it. That's why it's so big and slow :) > > > - -- The early worm gets the bird. Who is John Galt? [EMAIL PROTECTED], that's who! -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGP for Personal Privacy 5.0 Charset: noconv iQA/AwUBOsj30R9mehuYcOjMEQIwwgCeO41TpjnOslADwyP0BnIEm1YXkPUAoPbj 1ulihmDsq6bJZBFgHLxxUtjN =tDM3 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----