Actually I downloaded and installed the Windows Version yesterday. (still have not decieded on what to do for a linux desktop.) --- But thats a hold nother story.
http://www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/source/get_binaries.html

This link gets you a GZ file, which I assume extracts to a RPM. but I dont know for sure.

As far as database support, Just like star office without the Addbas database install, All the querries and ability to communicate with JDBC - ODBC etc are there, So expect for Addbas its the same as SO 6.0

Bob Lee


>Do they have facilities to install a database?
>
>Sun would be brain-dead to attempt to sell what they have been giving
>away for free for the last couple of years. The only thing they could add would be propriatary printer drivers, fonts, import and export facilities.
>When my copy of SO 6.0 expires I will remove it, retain SO 5.2 and remain with KOffice as my primary WP. For serious wp work I'd use Lynx, but I don't do serious wp work any more.
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>Did you have to compile or was an RPM available?
>JLK
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>>In my attempt to save my company Money, and being a beta tester of Star office, I was looking arround today, and found the OpenOffice.org web site.
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>>Tried it, Same thing as Star Office 6.0 expect its not a demo, and it has no database installed by default.
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>>Star office has not put out a price (if any) for the version 6.0 But I did find out that its due to expire on 3-31-2002
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>>Open Office, is the source for most of what Star Office is. It has the spellchecker now. Email still doenst work yet.
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>>But all in all, Until SO 6.0 gives out a price, I think OpenOffice is the way to go. They also have removed the Desktop option like SO did in the beta release.
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>>Bob Lee