On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 5:38 PM, Andrea Pescetti <pesce...@apache.org> wrote:

> Rob Weir wrote:
>
>> Module binfilter removed ->  We do no longer read or write the legacy
>> StarOffice formats (files with extensions XXX,XXX,XXX, etc.).  Removal of
>> this code brings advantages of XXXX.   Since OpenOffice.org version XXX
>> the
>> default format has been Open Document Format (ODF).  Users with legacy
>> StarOffice documents are advised to re-save them into ODF format (*.odt,
>> *.ods, *.odp, etc.) *before* upgrading to Apache OpenOffice 4.0.
>>
>> Of course, we need to fill in the blanks ;-)
>>
>
> Here's the needed information. Feel free to rephrase.
>
> We do no longer read or write the legacy StarOffice formats (files with
> extensions .sdw, .sdc, .sdd, etc.).  Removal of this code makes the
> OpenOffice codebase easier to maintain.  The legacy formats have never been
> the default format in any version of OpenOffice.  Users with legacy
> StarOffice documents are advised to re-save them into ODF format (*.odt,
> *.ods, *.odp, etc.) *before* upgrading to Apache OpenOffice 4.0. This can
> be done using File - Wizards - Document Converter in OpenOffice 3.x.
> OpenOffice 1.x files (*.sxw, *.sxc, *.sxi) are still supported.
>
>
Thanks.  I added that to the wiki.

-Rob


> Regards,
>   Andrea.
>
>
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