Date: Sun, 20 Apr 1997 11:53:02 +0930 (CST) From: Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au> To: scrappy@hub.org (The Hermit Hacker) Cc: mallison@konnections.com, jkh@time.cdrom.com, chat@freebsd.org, joelh@gnu.ai.mit.edu Subject: Re: Commercial, Non-Hacker CD Distribution - A thought Message-ID: <199704200223.LAA02367@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> In-Reply-To: <Pine.NEB.3.96.970419152821.4592M-100000@thelab.hub.org> from The Hermit Hacker at "Apr 19, 97 03:30:31 pm"
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The Hermit Hacker stands accused of saying: > > > The other issue here is the complicating factor. The reason I don't use > > Star is the requirement for Motif at some level. Motif ain't free > > neither, last time I checked......Or, does it just need some Libs that > > are freely available....? > > Statically compiled...unless its just that I have lesstif installed > that its working, but I believe I read that StarOffice for Linux is compiled > statically so that the requirement for Motif libraries no longer exists... StarOffice requires nothing that is not included either in its own distribution, or in the linux_lib port. How about taking a _few_seconds_ to check the dependencies in the port? Also note that SO is available for Solaris, OS/2 and Win32; if you're looking for a suite for a mixed office, it's not a bad idea. -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@gsoft.com.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@gsoft.com.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control. (ph) +61-8-8267-3493 [[ ]] Unix hardware collector. "Where are your PEZ?" The Tick [[
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