[lug] Is staroffice 6 no longer available?

[D. Stimits]

"Timothy C. Klein" wrote:
> 
> Yes, I have have heard that it will be a pay version for 6.  There was
> an orticle on slashdot today about Mandrake users being mad, because the
> fee for StarOffice 6 (which is apparently part of Mandrake) makes
> something cost with Mandrake 8.2

So starting with Mandrake 8.2 all users will be required to buy
StarOffice 6? Ouch, I can see that'd make someone angry. On the other
hand, perhaps they'll have a version available for download or from
elsewhere without it. Perhaps it is time for KRUD to expand...KMUD
(Mandrake) 8.2 with patches and no commercial software :)

D. Stimits, stimits at idcomm.com

> 
> Tim
> 
> * D. Stimits (stimits at idcomm.com) wrote:
> > I'm able to find staroffice 6 beta for Chinese, but it seems to not be
> > available in any English format these days (looks like they stopped
> > making it available at the end of 2001). Apparently the beta version
> > also has an expiration date at the end of March, 2002 (though a patch
> > offers a time extension):
> >   http://www.sun.com/software/star/staroffice/so6beta_patch.html
> >
> > I am guessing that version 6 will end up purely as a pay product, I'm
> > curious if anyone knows more about that?
> >
> > D. Stimits, stimits at idcomm.com
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