Hello OpenOffice.org lovers! While OpenOffice.org 3.0+ is now running native on Mac OS X (finally using Aqua instead of X11) it will definitely leave PPC behind.
This is because Apple itself is leaving PPC behind. That is just the way things go. In the Windows world it is the same with Microsoft leaving DOS-based Windows versions behind (Windows 95-Me). I had a few friends complaining that nowerdays not one newer program is running on their Windows 98SE - the best Windows as one of them always claimed. OpenOffice is still being compiled for PowerPC. Shouldn't be a problem for any developer to build such a package for PPC users, even if Sun (or Oracle?) ever decided not to release an official PPC build. (One of the greated advantages of open source!!!) But _here_ is where the "leaving behind" starts: http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/project/pdfimport Such a great feature - being able to import a PDF into OpenOffice Draw and changing a typo or modifying a sentence or a picture or whatever. It's closed source, so there won't be a PPC port for that. Sun released it for x86 only. Sorry, G3/G4/G5 users. We are definitely being left behind... Cheers, Andreas aka Mac User #330250 ---------- Original message ---------- Subject: Re: Open Office vs. NeoOffice Date: Sonntag, 30. August 2009N From: Nestamicky <nestami...@gmail.com> To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com > On 8/29/09 12:53 PM, diane wrote: > > Bruce rocks > > Like a rock band he rocks! I'm downloading now myself, but based on > Diane's experience, I'd pitch in and say, yes, Bruce is a rocking, > rocking rocker. Thanks Bruce, I thought OO left us PPC behind until now. > Thanks! --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
