Date: Sat, 23 Oct 1999 02:10:14 +0100 From: Mark Ovens <mark@ukug.uk.freebsd.org> To: Ian J Greely <ian@tirnanog.org> Cc: Manfred Usselmann <Usselmann.M@icg-online.de>, "FreeBSD Questions (E-mail)" <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: WYSIWYG word processor needed Message-ID: <19991023021014.J588@marder-1> In-Reply-To: <001201bf1cf1$e0361500$020afea9@ciara> References: <001201bf1cf1$e0361500$020afea9@ciara>
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On Sat, Oct 23, 1999 at 01:59:34AM +0100, Ian J Greely wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Thanks for the clarification Manfred. I like this new model but it > does concern me that the more profitable products will be those that > fail the most. Umm... > > Out of interest has anyone actually configured it up? I tried on 3.2 > but went to bed when it started > to complain of missing linux compatability modules... > Yes (on 3.3-stable). Search back through -questions archive. There was a detailed post by someone a couple of weeks ago about how you have to manually extract one of the .zip files on the CD to the HD and then run ``ldconfig''. Then it can find the libs. > I use in on Doze though... and I've stopped helping "family N friends" > using Office now that there is an > alternative I can get them running. :-) > :) > Great business move by Sun. Pity about the damn thing trying to take > over the computer once it's installed. > If you mean running on the desktop (in Windows) then you can change it. I think its "Integrated Desktop" in the "View" menu (or something similar). > regards, > Ian > - -----Original Message----- > From: Manfred Usselmann <Usselmann.M@icg-online.de> > To: FreeBSD Questions (E-mail) <questions@FreeBSD.ORG>; Ian J Greely > <ian@tirnanog.org> > Date: Saturday, October 23, 1999 1:45 AM > Subject: Re: WYSIWYG word processor needed > > > >Yes, check for yourself. But as far as I can see it is really free > for use within your own > >organisation. The restriction is, you have no right to distribute it. > Except as educational > >institution, then you can distribute within the institution to > faculty, staff and currently enrolled > >students, but only without charging the distribution. > > > >From http://www.sun.com/products/staroffice/index.html: > > > >"The .com office business model: Free for personal and commercial > use; pay only for > >services and support. " > > > >From http://www.sun.com/products/staroffice/get.html > > > >"StarOffice 5.1 is FREE* software! > > > >* Customer pays media, shipping, and handling charges. " > > > >"Internal-Only Use > >You may freely install StarOffice on multiple computers within your > own INTERNAL > >organization (or school.) " > > > >Manfred > > > >On Sat, 23 Oct 1999 00:40:29 +0100, Ian J Greely wrote: > > > >>Umm, > >> > >>I don't fully recall the licence agreement. *smile* Anyone using it > for > >>commercial reasons should > >>read the licence. I have the feeling that there are restrictions in > the > >>licence related to business usage > >>more from reading the press releases on the Sun site than reading > the data > >>on the CD. > >> > >>regards, > >>Ian > >>-----Original Message----- > >>From: Manfred Usselmann <Usselmann.M@icg-online.de> > >>To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> > >>Cc: Ian J Greely <ian@tirnanog.org>; J McKitrick > >><jcm@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> > >>Date: Friday, October 22, 1999 9:52 PM > >>Subject: Re: WYSIWYG word processor needed > >> > >> > >>>On Fri, 22 Oct 1999 11:21:12 +0100, Ian J Greely wrote: > >>> > >>>>Star Office from Sun? > >>>> > >>>>It will have to run in Linux compatability mode but now that Sun > have > >>>>bought out the company > >>>>single user "home" licences are free. www.sun.com > >>> > >>>Since Sun bought StarDivision the licence is free for _commercial_ > use too! > >>> > >>> > >>>-- > >>>Manfred Usselmann > >>>usselmann.m@icg-online.de > >>>-------------------------------------------------- > >>>I C G Informationstechnologie Consulting GmbH > >>>Bahnstr. 7, D-65835 Liederbach / Ts. > >>>Tel. +49 69 333 623, Fax +49 69 306 845 > >>>-------------------------------------------------- > >>>http://www.icg-online.de > >>>-------------------------------------------------- > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > > > > > >-- > >Manfred Usselmann > >usselmann.m@icg-online.de > >-------------------------------------------------- > >I C G Informationstechnologie Consulting GmbH > >Bahnstr. 7, D-65835 Liederbach / Ts. > >Tel. +49 69 333 623, Fax +49 69 306 845 > >-------------------------------------------------- > >http://www.icg-online.de > >-------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > >with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: PGPfreeware 6.0.2i > > iQA/AwUBOBEIdPV49GQ1PAIGEQLQ/ACgkYwmd0fxe2BuW49lsn1uEjwk8PEAoPL/ > di6wqKfEcgi7JMBX4ghGHZ4l > =YOLk > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message -- STATE-OF-THE-ART: Any computer you can't afford. 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