how do I tryout OOo 3.0.0 in Hardy?

NoOp glgxg at sbcglobal.net
Mon Oct 13 21:15:59 UTC 2008


On 10/13/2008 01:44 PM, Steven Davies-Morris wrote:
> NoOp wrote:
>> On 10/13/2008 10:38 AM, Steven Davies-Morris wrote:
>>> NoOp wrote:
>> [snip]
>>>> BTW: if you've already downloaded and installed OpenOffice.org 3.0
>>>> Release Candidate 4  (build OOO300_m9) there is no need to download the
>>>> "official" OOo3.0 - they are the same so save your bandwidth.
>>> Going to the OO site today I see that there's huge demand for OO3.0 so 
>>> I guess I'll wait a few days for the stampede to die down a bit.
>> 
>> You can get it from a mirror if you know where they are:
>> http://ftp.stardiv.de/mirmon/mirror-state.html
>> Look in ../OpenOffice.org/stable/3.0.0
> 
> Thanks.  I'll keep that in mind.  But right now I have a rather more 
> pressing issue.  I need to think about planning the evacuation of my 
> family...it's time to start packing essential stuff into my wife's van 
> -- just in case the Porter Ranch/Chatsworth fire (that has closed the 
> 118) shifts west on the back of the violent winds we're experiencing 
> in SoCal.

Good luck: go early, stay safe & let us know (later) how things work out.

My son was down your way (Malibu) firefighting last year; Mel Gibson
chased them off because he said the fire retardant was destroying his
flowers. About 2 hours later guess who called for help...






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