Interview With Gary Edwards of OpenOffice.org

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Interview With Gary Edwards of OpenOffice.org

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Wednesday October 12, 2005 @05:43AM from the inside-perspectives dept.

silentbob4 writes "Hot on the heels of yesterdays interview of Sun's Florian Reuter posted on Slashdot comes a two page interview with OpenOffice.org's Gary Edwards. In this installment, Gary discusses the importance of open document formats and hints to the release date of OpenOffice.org 2.0: 'No one knows for certain when OpenOffice.org 2.0 stable will be released, but Mad Penguin's bet is that the stable 2.0 release will come before any recently purchased cartons of milk expire in your refrigerator.'"

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milk by Bradee-oh! · 2005-10-12 05:47 · Score: 4, Funny

I have a carton of non-fat powdered milk I keep in my fridge cause I have no cabinet space... *sigh* that stuff lasts forever.

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1. Re:milk by Shadow+Wrought · 2005-10-12 05:56 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  *sigh* that stuff lasts forever
  At least you can look forward to getting Duke Nukem Forever before it expires. Maybe.
  
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2. Re:milk by IAmTheDave · 2005-10-12 06:07 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  *sigh* that stuff lasts forever
  Don't worry, you can pass the time playing a game on your Phantom.
  
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A New Pseudo-Unit! by adavies42 · 2005-10-12 05:49 · Score: 5, Funny

I hereby proclaim the lacto-expiration the pseudo-unit of time. This fills an important gap in the pseudo-unit lineup, which includes the football field (length), the Library of Congress (data), and the Hiroshima bomb (energy).

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I only came in... by Short+Circuit · 2005-10-12 05:50 · Score: 5, Funny

...to joke about milk. But, after reading the other posts, that topic's already soured.

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1. Re:I only came in... by Anonymous Coward · 2005-10-12 05:56 · Score: 0, Funny
  
  In other news: Duke Nukem Forever to be released before a recently purchased can of chicken soup goes bad.
2. Re:I only came in... by nine-times · 2005-10-12 06:07 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  Well, no point crying over spilt.... cow excretions.
3. Re:I only came in... by Anonymous Coward · 2005-10-12 06:27 · Score: 1, Funny
  
  Yes, I'm afraid it's already been milked for all it's worth.
My Milk Never Expires by Dante+Shamest · 2005-10-12 05:50 · Score: 1, Funny

I drink it straight from the source.
1. Re:My Milk Never Expires by MyLongNickName · 2005-10-12 05:55 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  Isn't your mom kind of getting tired of that?
  
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Monday! by slashflood · 2005-10-12 05:54 · Score: 4, Funny

2005-10-17
Confirmed!!! by Shadow+Wrought · 2005-10-12 05:59 · Score: 3, Funny

Netcraft just confirmed it- your milk's expired.

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Dang. by halivar · 2005-10-12 06:01 · Score: 4, Funny

I just remembered I had milk in the office fridge from 03/05. I guess that was the Longhorn countdown milk. Here's hoping OO.o can do better!
This is supposed to be funny by Anonymous Coward · 2005-10-12 06:04 · Score: 1, Funny

Sigh, yet another SHAMELESS money grab as developpers rush out another product in time for the Christmas retail season... :)
Yea, they are getting pretty cheesy too... by StressGuy · 2005-10-12 06:12 · Score: 4, Funny

it's enough to curdle your insides

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Re:got milk? by Anne_Nonymous · 2005-10-12 06:26 · Score: 3, Funny

>> OOo 2.0

I just want to know if the primordial version was called OOo 0.0.
How do you make a Penguin mad? by digitaldc · 2005-10-12 06:26 · Score: 2, Funny

Tell him that that his new workplace is casual dress.

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Oh, crap! by Descalzo · 2005-10-12 06:30 · Score: 2, Funny

but Mad Penguin's bet is that the stable 2.0 release will come before any recently purchased cartons of milk expire in your refrigerator.
Looks like I picked the wrong week to buy Parmalat.

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Broken by Anonymous Coward · 2005-10-12 06:50 · Score: 1, Funny

My fridge is broken. Yay - I get OpenOffice 2.0 today!