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OpenOffice for Mac OS X Developer Build Available
colaboy writes "As of today, the folks at OpenOffice.org have successfully built OpenOffice.org 638c for Mac OS X using the X11 windowing system from XFree86.org. It works. They need, more than ever, help to finish it, so that it uses OpenOffice.org 1.0 and Aqua, and is bug-free. Download it now, and join the project and mailing list. Hunt for bugs; test features; make suggestions. They have proven the concept: OpenOffice.org can run--and it looks beautiful--on Mac OS X."
It would be a lot nicer if they could use the Aqua UI. Of course, they'd probably have to rewrite all of their UI code. Just check the screenshot that compares MS Word and Open Office, and tell me which one looks better.
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How does this stack up to M$ Office? If it is a viable altertnative, I would gladly convert. Any input appreciated.
I wish my lawn was emo, so it would cut itself.
I don't buy it for a second.
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The screenshots are png which my IE on OS X appears not to be able to render (although I may have something screwed up here). Wassup with that?
I've noticed that when fun projects reach a certain level of completeness on *nix, the Cocoa developers come out of the woodwork. Take a look at Chimera, a cocoa port of Mozilla.
I know that getting XDarwin is a hassle for lots of "vanilla" Mac users, but this is going to be a must download for bleeding-edge Unix weenies.
I predict a Cocoa version will be under weigh by the time this message is posted and we will see an alpha by Xmas (ten-mas!).
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The fonts are ugly as hell. I wouldn't use it if it won't look better.
any info on these people. ive been OSXing for a year now and ive never seen them before.
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Oh I wish I could program like this, I would spend every waking moment on Open Office, not because it is free but because we desperately need an alternative to Office. While I think Office for X is amazing, we need competition and we need to be prepared for when the Apple-M$ deal goes south (it's closer than many think). Unix geeks and Mac Lovers should unite for a common goal in Open Office, the biggest problem is many users have no idea what fink is and are scared of the command line so we need a true OS X port of it, but I will be downloading it today!
People, this is a barely stable developers build. It's not ready for the public yet. Eventually it will have an Aqua front end, but not yet because they've only just managed to hack this build together!
It's put out there for the Apple WWDC for people to take a look at and come along and give a hand. Please do not think that this is anywhere near the quality of OpenOffice.org 1.0 on Linux, Windows or Solaris. Yet.
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Wow....you are seriously homophobic and macphobic. Tell me were you hurt by a mac in your youth? Or perhaps by a homosexual? Or are you struggling with your own sexuality at this point in your life? Maybe struggling with a case of platform envy?
It's ok, take a deep breath and relax....count to 10(OS 10)...these feelings your having, well, I'm sure you'll make it through just fine. The sooner you come out of the closet with an iMac in hand and admit to your parents your lifestyle change all will be well again.
The anger will fade and your need to strike out will disappear. Until then, please stay off these message boards.....continue to eye the Macs at your local Apple store in secrecy and be careful while eyeing the other boys in the locker room lest you be slapped silly which now that I think of it...doesn't sound like a bad idea at all.
As far as the OpenOffice project goes, I can't wait to play with this a bit on my Mac,. I used StarOffice for awhile but hated the way it took over my desktop...now that OpenOffice removed that "feature" I'm sure it rocks. Good work! and thank you to all the people putting time into this.
"Whenever you find you are on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect."
Well, my mom, with her dialup, probably won't ever bother to install Mac OS X, download XDarwin, install it, learn how X is different than Aqua, learn about different Window managers, tweak her dotfiles, and then download OpenOffice. I'll probably just tell her to continue to use Mac OS 9 and AppleWorks.
(Interesting aside: I know 5 mac users in my circle of non-geek friends, and I'm the only one that's running Mac OS X.)
FYI, I installed XDarwin by using Fink. It's simultaneously easier (Fink can d/l and install all sorts of groovy stuff and handles the dependencies for you) and harder (you actually have to fire up Terminal and sudo something).
Until OpenOffice is all yummy Aqua goodness, it's not going to be adopted by the Mac Multitudes. AppleWorks is gratis when you buy an Apple (at least it was on my computer) and is good enough for lots of people. The people who need the full power of MS Office probably have a company willing to pay the Microsoft Tax.
Doesn't mean that OpenOffice isn't cool or important, it's just that it's not ready for Prime Time.
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your obviously a stupid kid, because any mature adult who has lived a life and been exposed to people outside of the school yard, cafeteria or internet, has probably known at least one gay person they respect and perhaps even care (really!) for, in which case they wouldnt dream of using such dehumanizing language even in jest. Your a fool, and they fact you would expose yourself as such to insult the sexual orientation of computer speaks for itself. And in case you didn't realize, not only did you dehumanize homosexuals, but you devalued the serious of the crime of pedophillia by using it as a butt of a inane joke. Congratulations!
You probably have problems with people who look different than you too.