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OpenOffice.org
Aug 10 2009

BURAK  OpenOffice.org 3.1.1 RC1 PPC version is buried here: http://ooopackages.good-day.net/pub/OpenOffice.org/MacOSX/3.1.1rc1_20090807/

Scroll down and download

MacOSXPowerPC_install.dmg" (for us english)  
(Version 3.1)

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MacTeX
Jul 6 2009

BURAK  Mark,

Having installed MacTex 2008 last year to be able to use LyX, I occasionally run TexLive Utility. I've just run it again now and it says "No Update..." Am I really up to date or should I download the whole package again? Release Notes doesn't make this clear for me. Can you help?  
(Version 2008)

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MacTeX
Jul 6 2009

E_GREG  Development of TeX Live 2008 has been frozen some weeks ago. So TeX Live Utility and tlmgr are correct when saying "you are up to date". In a couple of months TeX Live 2009 will be issued and, with it, also MacTeX 2009.  
(Version 2008)

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iText Express
Jun 12 2009

BURAK  For me the crucial feature of this application over basic TextEdit was its footnote capability, but its footnotes are not compatible either with Microsoft Word or with OpenOffice.org. Same with the Pro version. I've emailed the developer about this, but got no response. Besides, like TextEdit, but unlike Bean, if I "Wrap to Window", I can't zoom text, I need to make text much bigger (16p) to be able to read and edit it. Not very convenient for me. So another useless feature (as with TextEdit). Bean is better, what's more it's usable, only if it had "real" footnotes.  
(Version 3.2)

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OmegaT
Jun 2 2009

BURAK  Thank you for the clarification; and excuse my ignorance. I've missed a big thing!  
(Version 2.0.2b)

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OmegaT
May 10 2009

BURAK  I've read the below comments made by the developer of OmegaT+ with sympathy, but after his appreciative words about the philosophy behind FOSS it's odd to see his licence not being a free software licence and OmegaT ("open source propireity") being under GPL. Perhaps I'm ignorant of something.

From the OmegaT+ website:

"Licence

"Copyright (C) 2005-2009 by Raymond: Martin. This material may be distributed only subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Open Publication License, v1.0 or later (the latest version is presently available at http://www.opencontent.org/openpub/). Distribution of substantively modified versions of this document is prohibited without the explicit permission of the copyright holder. Distribution of the work or derivative of the work in any standard (paper) book form is prohibited unless prior permission is obtained from the copyright holder."  
(Version 1.8.1_02)

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OmegaT
Jun 2 2009

LASERAY  "I've read the below comments made by the developer of OmegaT+ with sympathy, but after his appreciative words about the philosophy behind FOSS it's odd to see his licence not being a free software licence and OmegaT ("open source propireity") being under GPL. Perhaps I'm ignorant of something."

Yes, you missed something. The OPL license is a free license. It is not 100% compatible with the GPL, but it is only being used for documentation on OmegaT+. All the code in OmegaT+ is under the GPL. So no real problem exists.

What you should consider is that OmegaT uses code/libraries that are not completely compatible with the GPL. That is they do not practice due diligence to ensure that the extra stuff they use has proper licenses before they add it in. They go ahead and slap stuff in without any real thought. I have called them on this numbers of times, only to be treated badly for it. They removed some stuff I pointed out and then later put it back in or just continue on ignorantly.

Then look at their use of a trademark on "OmegaT". Trademarks are completely anathema to free software. I argued this with them numbers of times and have even read articles recently that say the same things as I have been saying in this regard for a few years. Trademarks go against what free software is about, just as software patents and completely proprietary (the correct spelling) copyrights do. In spite of this OmegaT keeps going along as if there is no question in this that they have a right to a trademark (they are not even a company or other commercial interest, which is what trademarks are for). It is quite ridiculous in that they blatantly misrepresent themselves as being about FOSS, then get a German trademark (i.e., only applies in Germany), and act like the trademark is worldwide. I have called them on this lie numbers of times and never get any response.

I could be quite happy to just make changes to the fork I created and keep it all to myself, but I put out a version out for others to benefit from. OmegaT on the other hand is now more about getting others to come along and do the programming work for them, for the personal benefit of the main users of OmegaT (the project members themselves). The majority of project members on OmegaT have not written one line of code that goes into the program. Yet these same people have no problem putting it up on a pedestal as if it is near perfect when any questions arise as to its quality. How would they know?  
(Version 2.0.2b)

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OmegaT
Jun 2 2009

BURAK  Thank you for the clarification; and excuse my ignorance. I've missed a big thing!  
(Version 2.0.2b)

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OpenOffice.org
May 9 2009

BURAK  OpenOffice.org 3.1.0 000310m11 (Build: 9399) works on my PPC G4 eMac (Mac OS X 10.5.6, 1.25GHz + 1.25GB).  
(Version 3.1)

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OpenOffice.org
May 8 2009

BURAK  I don't get it either, but a version for PPC exists and is buried here:

http://ooopackages.good-day.net/pub/OpenOffice.org/MacOSX/3.1.0rc2_20090424/

Scroll down, and download "... MacOSXPowerPC_install.dmg" (for us english).  
(Version 3.1)

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OpenOffice.org
May 9 2009

MSWFUJOWDFFYC  http://ooopackages.good-day.net/pub/OpenOffice.org/MacOSX/3.1.0rc2_20090424/ download a non English PPC version  
(Version 3.1)

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OpenOffice.org
May 8 2009

BURAK  Works on PPC as well.  
(Version 3.1)

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OpenOffice.org
May 8 2009

MISHA  Version 3.1? According to this page 2.4 is the last English PowerPC release...  
(Version 3.1)

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OpenOffice.org
May 8 2009

BURAK  I don't get it either, but a version for PPC exists and is buried here:

http://ooopackages.good-day.net/pub/OpenOffice.org/MacOSX/3.1.0rc2_20090424/

Scroll down, and download "... MacOSXPowerPC_install.dmg" (for us english).  
(Version 3.1)

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OpenOffice.org
May 9 2009

MOOGAN  Current 3.1 requirements are:

Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) or higher

Intel Processor

512 Mbytes RAM

400 Mbytes available disk space

1024 x 768 or higher resolution with 16.7 Million colours

Java

The minimum JRE version required to use full OpenOffice.org functionality that require JAVA is JRE version 1.5.x

http://www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/source/sys_reqs_30.html  
(Version 3.1)

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OpenOffice.org
May 9 2009

BURAK  OpenOffice.org 3.1.0 000310m11 (Build: 9399) works on my PPC G4 eMac (Mac OS X 10.5.6, 1.25GHz + 1.25GB).  
(Version 3.1)

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OpenOffice.org
May 9 2009

BACKPACKER  Thanks for the heads-up, BURAK.

Yes, OO 3.1.0 310m11 Build 9399 is quite snappy on G4 :)  
(Version 3.1)

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SpiderOak
Apr 9 2009

BURAK  I've asked them a question and they've replied. Nice and easy to set up and use.  
(Version 2.3.6332)

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OpenOffice.org
Apr 7 2009

BURAK  Yes.  
(Version 3.0.1)

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OpenOffice.org
Apr 1 2009

BURAK  You can download 3.1.0 for PPC from http://tinyurl.com/dk9qbf  
(Version 3.0.1)

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OpenOffice.org
Apr 7 2009

SNAGS40  In that long list of downloads, which is the correct one?

This? OOo_Dev_OOO310_m8_MacOSXPowerPC_install.dmg  
(Version 3.0.1)

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OpenOffice.org
Apr 7 2009

BURAK  Yes.  
(Version 3.0.1)

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Opera
Mar 31 2009

BURAK  Excellent. Worth seven stars.  
(Version 9.64)

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NeoOffice
Mar 31 2009

BURAK  What kind of a stupid reply is this? I've made a very legitimate comparison based on my experience and pointed out a shortcoming.

"Assassination is the extreme form of censorship." George Bernard Shaw  
(Version 3.0)

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NeoOffice
Mar 31 2009

BURAK  And Openoffice has risen to 103 MB.  
(Version 3.0)

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NeoOffice
Mar 31 2009

BURAK  Activity Monitor (in Leopard, PPC) has reported 185 MB real memory usage with a 264 pages long text document and this has risen to 192 MB without doing anything. Openoffice.org 3.1.0 (http://tinyurl.com/dk9qbf) uses 98 MB with the same document.  
(Version 3.0)

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NeoOffice
Mar 31 2009

BURAK  And Openoffice has risen to 103 MB.  
(Version 3.0)

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NeoOffice
Mar 31 2009

M_FLO  Nobody's forcing you to use NeoOffice. It's a *free* office suite with many Mac-centric additions... If you think those additions are worth the (moderate, IMO) overhead, then use it, if not, then don't.  
(Version 3.0)

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NeoOffice
Mar 31 2009

BURAK  What kind of a stupid reply is this? I've made a very legitimate comparison based on my experience and pointed out a shortcoming.

"Assassination is the extreme form of censorship." George Bernard Shaw  
(Version 3.0)

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NeoOffice
Mar 31 2009

NEONBLUE2  But NeoOffice is faster and uses a more native theme than OpenOffice. After using Leopard for so long I've found that pinstripes really are ugly and they make the screen look dirty.  
(Version 3.0)

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