James Lockie wrote: > John Boyle wrote: >> To whom: What progress has been made toward a premium version of OOo for >> Linux, similar to the one for Windows? Or would it better to wait for >> ver.2.1 to come out? > There seems to be a Linux version. > http://sourceforge.net/projects/ooop > > > I think it just includes extra templates and clip art.
I prefer to call it OOoFSF Premium after the fine folks (FSF.hu Foundation) that put it together (http://www.fsf.hu/en/about_us.en.html), as OOo Premium implies that it is an "official" OOo release and it is not. That said, I've been testing the Linux version for nearly 2 weeks now and have had absolutely no problems with it. Disclaimer: I've not tried the Base functions yet as I have little/no experience using OOo Base. While testing I've removed all previous versions of OOo and have it running on the following: Machine #1 OS: Ubuntu Linux 6.061 LTS Kernel: 2.6.15.26-386 Mem: at least 256MB CPU: PII 450Mhz Machine #2 OS: Ubuntu Linux 6.061 LTS Kernel: 2.6.15.26-386 Mem: 292MB CPU: PII 400Mhz Installed: OOo_2.0.3_060819_LinuxIntel_rpm_install.tar.gz [note: deb versions were not available when I downloaded & intalled] The only problem (not really a problem) that I encountered after the install is that the GNOME menus were set to root so I had to change the file ownerships to user. However that may simply have been my fault in the way that I did the installation. Since installing I've: - added about 100 TTF fonts (I've only tested about 25 of them) that I simply ported over from a Windows drive, - tested printing to a Canon Pixma 750 (using the TurboPrint drivers), - used it for editing a 250 technical user manual converted from an Indonesian MS Word document, including editing and adding new styles, TOC, indexing, frame & drawing inserts, etc, - used Calc to import, modify and print my existing invoice forms (from both Word and OOo Windows), modify and print extensive inventory spreadsheets (over 1000 items), etc. Overall it is working just fine for me. I'd recommend that anyone wishing to give the Linux version a try to go ahead and do it. Thanks to Kami & all the folks at the FSF.hu Foundation that have worked so hard in putting this together. Added disclaimer: I've no idea who Kami and/or the FSF.hu Foundation actually are and have no relation to them or their project; I was building a couple of spare Ubuntu test machines and decided to give this version a try. Since installation I've been using it every day from the test machines for my normal consulting work. So far I've not encountered any problems. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
