I’m happy to announce that OpenOffice.org 3.1 beta1 packages are available in the Build Service OpenOffice:org:UNSTABLE project.
The packages are build the openSUSE-11.1 way so that the extra packages with extensions are available for openSUSE-11.1 and 11.0. I still have some troubles to build the extensions on openSUSE-10.3 and SLED10. I hope that I’ll fix it soon.
The packages are beta versions and might include even serious bugs. Therefore they are not intended for data-critical usage. A good practice is to archive any important data before an use, …
We kindly ask any interested beta testers to try the package and report bugs. We are especially interested into the testing of SMB access and file locking.
Other information and plans:
I would like to provide another beta build within one week. It should finally include an initial implementation of the OOXML export filters and thus improve the interoperability with MS Office 2007.
There are still some troubles to update the OOo-3.0.1 packages from the OpenOffice:org:STABLE project on openSUSE-11.1. I have committed one more fix yesterday. The fixed packages should be ready tomorrow. I hope that it will be the final fix. See the bug #471280 for more details.
Where to Get It
The packages are provided by the OpenOffice:org:UNSTABLE installation repository.
Installation Problems
There are some problems with the version update on older distributions. You might need to select the right version by hand.
Bug Reports
Please report the bugs into the Novell bugzilla for the product OpenOffice.org. Do not forget to mention enough information about the problem.
Changes in This Version
The detailed summary of the GO-OO project changes are in the NEWS document.
General Information About the Build
The build is based on the GO-OO project. It includes lots bug fixes, features
and optimizations in compare with the regular OpenOffice.org build:
- better startup performance
- improved VBA interoperability
- additional import filters (SVG, WordPerfect Graphics, Microsoft Works, …)
- native KDE Open/Save dialog
- new 3D slide transitions
- rich field support
- multimedia in Impress via GStreamer
- …
, see also the discover page.
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