Hi Graeme Thank you for the kind words. We do agree it is good to have an Open Source alternative.
The installation is indeed not user friendly (requires to unpack and execute a command line instruction). Unfortunately we do not have a volunteer to implement an installer. This is something that would indeed increase the visibility of the program under Linux (although that is not the primary AOO user platform). Let's hope there is a volunteer who would like to scratch this itch ;) All the best, Pedro > On 02/15/2023 5:36 AM WET GB Mac <chefse...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > Hi, > > First I would like to thank everyone who makes OpenOffice available, it > is appreciated to have a LibreOffice alternative in the open source world. > > Second I would like to say the installation process is a large barrier > to general uptake of the software. The fact that there are no simple, single > file, ready to install package makes this a niche power user project as > opposed to something that is truly accessible to everyone. The software is > likely great, I used it back in my Windows days and it was nice to have, but > in Linux it's only a couple of notches simpler than building it from source > code. Yes, many of us could​ do it but most don't because it's a pain in > the butt and this ensures that LibreOffice wins and OpenOffice remains a > perpetual developer project in Linux. I'm writing this because I like > OpenOffice, I like Apache and it's unfortunate that it's as inaccessible as > it is. Please fix this and OpenOffice could actually become popular in > Linux if that's the goal. > > Thanks. > > -Grahame --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org
