[KLUG Members] Need latest AbiWord, Evolution for SC-INC Desktop Rollout

[Bryan J. Smith]

I'm building a system with a "standard Gnome desktop" this weekend
based on RedHat 7.2 + Ximian.  From that config, I'm going to clone
to (7) other systems, which will be rolled out for a SmithConcepts,
Inc. client next weekend.

- ABIWORD AND GNUMERIC VERSIONS

I know Ximian is hard at work on Gnome 2 developments.  But they've
been ignoring a lot of the Gnome 1 developments in their packaging
endeavors.  I see they've finally pushed out an updated Mozilla and
Mozilla-based components (e.g., Nautilus, Galeon, etc...) just a
couple of days ago.  But it seems they haven't updated AbiWord nor
Gnumeric since late October.  Both are "stuck" at versions 0.94 and
0.71 respectively**, but since then AbiWord has become a "release
cannidate" at 0.99.x and, more importantly, Gnumeric, which is now
"stable'n lean" at version 1.0.

[ **Note:  I checked the Duke LUG, PlanetMirror and RPMFind.NET
mirrors, which were good through the 23rd.  Ximian.COM is too busy
to find out if they've released more packages over the last 2-3 days
-- I'm hoping this is why. ]

So, assuming Ximian hasn't updated those two packages in the last 48
hours, where is the best place to get the latest AbiWord and
Evolution?

- STAR/OPENOFFICE RECOMMENDATION

Which leaves the possibility of installing a Star/OpenOffice suite
as well.
 
I might end up installing StarOffice 5.2 anyway, because they have a
pair of Windows systems with it.  I also have the 6.0 beta, but it
will expire sooner or later, so I don't want to do it.  I know 6.0
was based on OpenOffice Build 638C and I now see they now have Build
641C out (dated 12/20).  But I read the release notes and OpenWriter
641C has an issue with RTF support on Linux -- or does that not
affect DOC support (I'm downloading now to verify).

-- Bryan

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Bryan J. Smith, Engineer        mailto:b.j.smith@ieee.org   
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