On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 2:44 AM, Bjoern Michaelsen < bjoern.michael...@canonical.com> wrote:
> Hi Jeff, Hi all, > > On Wed, 23 Feb 2011 22:33:24 -0700 > Jeff Chimene <jchim...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I took a quick glance at the package listing in Debian Sid. It looks > > like they're going to include a lot of goodies that will make a nice > > toolchain for writers. > > > > > I hope they do a good job > > > > It looks like there's some housekeeping that needs doing to make the > > raw package fit into the Debian standard file locations. To be > > honest, I was a bit more concerned about branding issues (like > > FireFox, TBird issues). Certainly including the optional bits will > > make it a nice starting point for us (marketing) and downstream > > distros. > > > > > but I use LibreOffice's web site .deb version on my desktop and I > > > do hope it does not get messed up when it goes to registry. > > > > Right. However, it does mean that you're responsible for handling the > > updates (but you knew that). I seriously doubt you will want the > > version installed via the LibO web site in parallel with the version > > from the repository. I'm guessing that your current version's > > binaries are in /opt. When you load it from the repository, the > > binaries will be in /usr/bin. > > > > I'm really of two minds on this. There is some software (Eclipse) > > that I want the bleeding edge. It looks like LibO will also be of > > that class. > > > > I will probably install LibO via Apt (from what I believe you refer > > to as "The Registry") just to see how it looks. However, since I will > > want to track release candidates, I won't use the repository for this > > package. > > Just to let you know: Rene Engelhard and I are not hiding in some deep > dark dungeon. Hi Bjoern: My apologies for speaking of you in the 3rd person. We are both part of the project and you can reach us here > on the mailing lists and also on IRC. So if you have proposals for the > packaging on Ubuntu or Debian, please let us know -- or, better yet: > send us a patch. If you are interested, you will find the packaging > repository here: > > http://git.debian.org/?p=pkg-openoffice/libreoffice.git;a=summary > > As for the status: AFAIK 3.3.1-1 is already building for Debian > unstable (ask Rene for details). For Ubuntu, there is a 3.3.1~rc2 > version (same as final sourcewise, but missing some debian patches) for > natty building in the libreoffice ppa: > > > https://launchpad.net/~libreoffice/+archive/ppa<https://launchpad.net/%7Elibreoffice/+archive/ppa> > > If that build is good it will get into the main repository. Then, after > adding the remaining finetuning that Rene did for 3.3.1, I will also > make a version for maverick available in the ppa. > > Best Regards, > > Bjoern > Do you have any thoughts about installing the DEBS vs. installing via package managers? To reiterate my current understanding: I'm perfectly happy installing via the DEBS directory. Nevertheless, if it would help as a QA effort, I can also install from the repository. The issue I have with using the latter as a permanent choice is that it will always significantly lag any release candidate. I track Debian Testing at my workstation. I don't really want to point to Sid, as LibO may have dependencies that I don't want to install. So, the repository would be Testing, and that will probably significantly lag any RC. Opinions? Cheers. jec -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to marketing+h...@libreoffice.org List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/marketing/ *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity ***
