Hi,

     First I would like to thank everyone who makes OpenOffice available, it is 
appreciated to have a LibreOffice alternative in the open source world.

     Second I would like to say the installation process is a large barrier to 
general uptake of the software.  The fact that there are no simple, single 
file, ready to install package makes this a niche power user project as opposed 
to something that is truly accessible to everyone.   The software is likely 
great, I used it back in my Windows days and it was nice to have, but in Linux 
it's only a couple of notches simpler than building it from source code.    
Yes, many of us could​ do it but most don't because it's a pain in the butt and 
this ensures that LibreOffice wins and OpenOffice remains a perpetual developer 
project in Linux.   I'm writing this because I like OpenOffice, I like Apache 
and it's unfortunate that it's as inaccessible as it is.   Please fix this and 
OpenOffice could actually become popular in Linux if that's the goal.

Thanks.

     -Grahame

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