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.

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I’m happy to announce that OpenOffice.org 3.1 alpha1 packages are available in the Build Service OpenOffice:org:UNSTABLE project.

The packages are alpha 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:

The next version will have hopefully the beta quality. It should include an initial implementation of the OOXML export filters and thus improve the interoperability with MS Office 2007. It should be done the openSUSE-11.1-like split build way and thus provide also the most important extensions. I hope that it will be available by the end of the following week.

I am going to update the OOo-3.0.1 packages in the OpenOffice:org:STABLE project. It should include even better fix for the update problem on openSUSE-11.1 (bug #471280). It will include few more important fixes. It should be available by the end of this week.

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I’m happy to announce that OpenOffice.org 3.0.1 final packages are available in the Build Service OpenOffice:org:STABLE project.

I wish everyone got only positive experience with this new version.

I am sorry for the later announce. We have discovered an update problem on openSUSE-11.1 too late and it took some time until the fixed packages appeared. I am really sorry that it caused troubles to some people.

Plans:

I would like to put OOo-3.1-alpha1 into the OpenOffice:org:UNSTABLE project within the next two weeks. The first build will be done the older way. The next alpha should be done the openSUSE-11.1 (split-build) way and should finally provide also the extensions even for older products.

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I’m happy to announce that OpenOffice.org 3.0.1 rc1 packages are available in the Build Service OpenOffice:org:UNSTABLE project.

The packages are release candidates but they might still 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.

Plans:

I’ll put these packages to the OpenOffice:org:STABLE project if no blocker bug is reported if they pass the internal testing and the upstream sources are marked as final. I hope that they will be ready there within one week.

I would like to put OOo-3.1-alpha version into the to the OpenOffice:org:UNSTABLE project by the end on January.

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I’m happy to announce that OpenOffice.org 3.0.1 beta1 packages are available in the Build Service OpenOffice:org:UNSTABLE project.

The packages are still 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.

Other information and plans:

I have also updated the packages in the <a href=”http://en.opensuse.org/Additional_YaST_Package_Repositories#OpenOffice.org_STABLE”>OpenOffice:org:STABLE</a> project to the version <em>3.0.0.3.6</em>. It fixes some annoying problems that were included in the <em>OOo-3.0 final</em> version. It would have made sense to put there the <em>3.0.0.9</em> version from <em>openSUSE-11.1</em> but it was not tested on older distributions in the <em>UNSTBALE</em> project, so I rather used the more conservative <em>3.0.0.3.x</em> branch. In each case, it will get replaced with <em>OOo-3.0.1</em> final version once it is ready. It should happen in the middle of January.

The <a href=”http://en.opensuse.org/Additional_YaST_Package_Repositories#OpenOffice.org_UNSTABLE”>OpenOffice:org:UNSTABLE</a> project is currently used for the <em>OOo-3.0.1</em> beta testing. I’ll put there <em>OOo-3.1-alpha </em>after we move the <em>OOo-3.0.1</em> final version to the <em>STABLE</em> project.

I am sorry that the <em>OOo-3.0.0.x</em> versions were not available for older distribution in the <em>UNSTABLE</em> project. I was very overloaded last weeks/months and did not have time to update the Build Service project.

I do not plan any other updates in December. I am going to take some time off to be fresh and ready to prepare new builds for you in 2009.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

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I’m happy to announce that the build 3.0.0.3.5 passed testing and OpenOffice.org 3.0 final packages are available in the Build Service OpenOffice:org:STABLE project.

Note that OOo is very complex application. We are sure that some annoying bugs will be found within the following weeks. Please report bugs into bugzilla. See also known bugs below. I would like to update the package once again within next two weeks with some important fixes that will be available in the meantime.

Note: openSUSE-11.1-betaX and FACTORY include totaly reworked packages where the build is split into many source packages. It is a bit broken right now. We would like to put it into the Build Service as soon as possible but it will take some time to fix the build on older distributions again. Please be patient.

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I’m happy to announce that OpenOffice.org 3.0.0.3.4 rc4 packages are available in the Build Service OpenOffice:org:UNSTABLE project.

We hope that this is the last release candidate and that we will provide the final package in the OpenOffice:org:STABLE project the following week.

Even though, we are very close the final release, the package still might include even serious bugs. Therefore it is 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.

Note: openSUSE-11.1-beta2 and FACTORY include totaly reworked packages where the build is split into many source packages. It is a bit broken right now. We would like to put it into the Build Service as soon as possible but it will take some time to fix the build on older distributions again. Please be patient.

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I’m happy to announce that OpenOffice.org 3.0.0.3.2 rc2 packages are available in the Build Service OpenOffice:org:UNSTABLE project.

The package still not final and might include even serious bugs. Therefore it is 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.

Note: openSUSE-11.1-beta1 and FACTORY include totaly reworked packages where the build is split into many source packages. It is very broken right now. I would like to put it into the Build Service after I solve the most annoying problems. It might take one or two months. The new packages will also provide some extra OOo extensions.

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I’m happy to announce that OpenOffice.org 3.0.0.3.1 packages are available in the Build Service OpenOffice:org:UNSTABLE project. They are the fitst release candidate of the OpenOffice.org 3.0 version.

We kindly ask for testing. Please, try and report bugs.

Note: They might still include bugs and are not intended for data-critical usage. A good practice is to archive any important data before an use, …

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I’m happy to announce that OpenOffice.org 3.0.0.2 beta packages are available in the Build Service OpenOffice:org:UNSTABLE project.

IMPORTANT: We highly encourage anybody using the previous build 3.0.0.1 to update. It included a serious problem with saving formulas, see the bug #420314.

The package is still a beta version and might include even serious bugs. Therefore it is 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.

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