OO.org 2.0?

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H. C. Brugmans Wrote: 
> Is there any chance at this moment that we'll see OpenOffice.org 2.0 in
> 
> hoary?
> 
> My teachers tend to overload me with powerpiont, exel and doc files,
> and 
> since I'm not in the position to force the university to start using 
> open source, I'm eagerly anticipating Openoffice 2.0, since it should 
> handle these files a lot better.
> I understand this is a vital package for most people, and uploading it
> 
> too soon would be ill-considered, but perhaps it would be good to
> upload 
> the two versions side by side. Leave 1 on the cd, and allow it to be 
> replaced by 2 for those who need it.
> 
> Waiting another 8 months for the next ubuntu version after hoary would
> 
> be unfortunate, as would be running an unstable version on a production
> rig.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Hidde Brugmans
> 
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I understand your position, I think it will depend if OO 2 makes a
release (not preview) before the feature freeze of Hoary.

If you really need it and want Ubuntu stable, you can try installing it
seperatly, or apply for a backport (unofficial).


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