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List:       openoffice-users
Subject:    Re: [users] Re: modularized openoffice.org
From:       pj () cassens ! com
Date:       2003-02-03 21:17:43
Message-ID: 20030203151743.A12341 () admin ! cassens ! com
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I would strongly expect that the core componet is what make so much of the size or "bloat". I bet it's not as simple as, "here is 40MB of spreadsheet I can get rid off". I would think that most are much smaller components communicating with a large core.

On Mon, Feb 03, 2003 at 03:06:24PM -0600, Robert Steinmetz wrote:
> 
> 
> Andrew Gray wrote:
> 
> > Anthony Valentine <amv@sbsalaska.com> wrote in
> > news:1044292612.7572.1245.camel@mis3.sbsalaska.com:
> >
> > > Hello.
> > >
> > > I've been thinking of bloated software recently, and I came to the
> > > conclusion that people want lots of features.  Unfortunately,
> > > different people want different features, so to keep people happy, all
> > > these features get added.  Before you know it, your program is bloated
> > > and slow.
> > >
> > > This begs the question, can OpenOffice.org be modularized, like the
> > > Linux kernel is?  That is to say, can I compile in certain features
> > > that I want, leave others out that I'll never use and make other
> > > features as modules that can be loaded when needed?
> >
> > MS Office allows you to uncheck modules during install.  Don't need
> > Power Point?  Uncheck it, and reduce the installation size. However,
> > while the phrase "can OpenOffice.org be modularized, like the Linux
> > kernel ...[to] compile in certain features..." might seem like a neat
> > idea to you, believe me it strikes cold terror into the hearts of many
> > "mainstream" Windows users. :-)
> >
> > I've read several postings recently about people who didn't uncheck the
> > 'associate MS Office files with OO' switch during a plain install and
> > now can't figure out why Word doesn't open their .doc files.  People
> > need the package to remain simple, not grow more complex.
> >
> 
> Isn't that mostly a matter of the installation and setup program? With a few
> simple options like Compact, Standard, Complete and Custom.
> 
> --
> Robert Steinmetz AIA
> Principal
> Steinmetz & Associates
> 
> 
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