From openoffice-discuss  Tue Mar 01 15:43:51 2005
From: Marco Fioretti <mfioretti () mclink ! it>
Date: Tue, 01 Mar 2005 15:43:51 +0000
To: openoffice-discuss
Subject: First look: OO.o version 2.0 beta
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Review from B. Byfield on NewsForge:

http://software.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=05/02/25/209222&from=rss

Two comments from me:

1) "The old installer...is replaced by a dozen .rpm packages... 
     installing a dozen packages is far more cumbersome than
     the common installer".

   This can be made a no-brainer (rpm -Uvh *rpm, and it does
   everything by itself, or just use synaptic or similar GUI, but
   let's make sure it's written very clearly right above the packages
   or the newbie might really find it too cumbersome to be bothered
   with OO.o/Linux

2) "Overall, one gains the impression that users who want a free system are being pressured to choose between their principles and key functionality"

   :-) Gee, wasn't this just what was said here before Christmas?
   Back then the objection to Java were also from a simplicity
   standpoint (avoid duplication and such), but a lot of time
   went by just to debate whether those involved were key   
   functionalities or not

ciao,
Marco F.