Re: Star Office
On Sun, 25 Mar 2001 08:51:28 -0300 (BRT)
Carlos Laviola <claviola@ajato.com.br> wrote:
> > StarOffice is non-free and not packaged, so you will have to install
> > it into /usr/local via a tarball. eventually OpenOffice will be
> > packaged but i think its still in a rather broken state since its
> > StarOffice + `sanitation' of patented/stol^H^H^H^Hlicenced code.
>
> Not only that, but it also manages to be incredibly more bloated than SOffice
> 5.2 itself, and doesn't include any printing support (they're trying to
> implement a free alternative to SO 5.2's old printing driver). However, I must
> admit that it is very good looking - supports my xfstt-supplied TT fonts et al.
...And Staroffice on Sun's site is definitively non-free at least for
non-english speakers, as they can't download it anymore but need to
pay +9 $ ordering the CD. Of course, they tell you so _after_ registering.
--
Christoph Simon
datageo@terra.com.br
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