OO.org 2.0?

[H. C. Brugmans]

nocturn wrote:

>H. C. Brugmans Wrote: 
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>>Is there any chance at this moment that we'll see OpenOffice.org 2.0 in
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>>hoary?
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>>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
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>>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.
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>>Waiting another 8 months for the next ubuntu version after hoary would
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>>be unfortunate, as would be running an unstable version on a production
>>rig.
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>>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.
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>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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The problem with a backport is that it is probably a much too big 
package to safely backport. It'd probably need updated libs etc.