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Subject: RE: Can we release OOo_3.4.0 install sets and language packs? (was:
 Can we rationalize and formalize "a language project"?)
Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2011 19:34:18 -0700
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This is an informal response.  It is my thinking that the time =
difference is difficult.  I offer this little bit to think about.  I am =
not involved in the OpenOffice.org build and release process.  This is =
my assessment as observer here:

(One by one is good).

 1. I assume you are asking about the OOO-dev 3.4.0 Developer Snapshot =
now available from OpenOffice.org.  How can this be advanced from that =
beta state to release candidate and official distribution?  Next, how =
and when can _ja builds be available?  These are the questions, yes?

 2. There are difficulties.  There is a journey:

 3. Permission is required for incubator to make a release.

 4. Before that, we must be able to build even OOO-dev 3.4.0 (or some =
limited version of it) from source code at Apache.  And restore =
maintenance and testing process too.

 5. Before or during that, we may have to find substitutions or =
replacements for parts that are not available or not acceptable to =
Apache.

 5. Before that, we must obtain whatever source code and other artifacts =
that are available from Oracle.


I think OpenOffice.org experts will have better details.

Your questions are very important.

Other participants from OpenOffice.org share your concern and are =
working to find solution.

 - Dennis


-----Original Message-----
From: Kazunari Hirano [mailto:khirano@gmail.com]=20
Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2011 18:16
To: ooo-dev@incubator.apache.org
Subject: Can we release OOo_3.4.0 install sets and language packs? (was: =
Can we rationalize and formalize "a language project"?)

Hi all,

I should have asked questions one by one.
:)

As you know our binaries or packages or install sets & language packs
look like these
OOo_3.3.0_Win_x86_install-wJRE_ja.exe
OOo_3.3.0_Win_x86_install_ja.exe
OOo_3.3.0_Win_x86_langpack_ja.exe
http://ftp-srv2.kddilabs.jp/office/openoffice/localized/ja/3.3.0/
Beautiful, aren't they? :)

Now can we, Apache OpenOffice.org incubator project, release OOo_3.4.0
install sets and language packs soon?

If yes, when will they be released?

If yes, but we have to meet requirements, what are they?

If no, why?, what are problems?

Thanks,
khirano

On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 8:06 PM, Kazunari Hirano <khirano@gmail.com> =
wrote:
> Congratulations for OpenOffice.org incubator project!
>
> My first post to ooo-dev@incubator.apache.org starts with some =
questions.
>
> First question, "Can we as an incubator project realease Apache
> OpenOffice.org X.X or OpenOffice.org 3.4 or whatever?  Or are we going
> to release it soon?"
>
> I think "release soon" is one of the most important short term goals.
>
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