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List:       koffice
Subject:    Re: Resources for ordinary people
From:       Waldo Bastian <bastian () kde ! org>
Date:       2000-08-31 18:29:58
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I suggest to do it the other way around. Let's keep this list for users, and 
add a new koffice-devel list for development related issues only.

Cheers,
Waldo

On Thu, 31 Aug 2000, Jost Schenck wrote:
> Right now there is no koffice-users list. I think it would be good to set
> one up, as otherwise koffice@kde.org will be flooded by user requests once
> KOffice has been released (right now, non-subscribers can post).
> I'd be willing to subscribe. (in january, after my written exams).
> The addresses should be included in the KOffice about boxes and on the
> KOffice homepage before release.
> -Jost.
>
> On Don, 31 Aug 2000, theboss@intranet-works.com wrote:
> > This list appears to be primarily for developers.  Can someone direct me
> > to a list or newsgroup for "ordinary" people who want to try KOffice?
> >
> > I am trying to install KDE2/KOffice on Mandrake 7.0 & also want to
> > install on Corel 2 (after I can update my Corel 1.1 install) but on the
> > Mandrake install I am getting dependencies issues that I can't resolve. 
> > Have gone through all the FAQs & tried to follow the prescribed order of
> > install etc. Have tried several different download locations & release
> > dates, have tried RPMs because one FAQ said to use only the RPMs if
> > installing on Mandrake, etc.  So I guess I'm still at the point where a
> > little hand-holding & clear instructions would help.
> >
> > I'm not posting more details here (such as the order tried, the
> > dependencies msgs) because I don't want to waste developers' time on a
> > "user" issue.  But I'm hoping someone will be inclined to point me to
> > resources for those not so intimately engaged in development, people who
> > are interested in using Linux apps but are not coders.
> >
> > BTW, I'm really not a total dummy, I'm asking this publicly because I've
> > already searched all the obvious links & sites that held out any hope &
> > I've tried following whatever directions were available.
> >
> > Thanks much.
> >
> > -- DE

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