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Hi
On 2012-05-14, at 12:47 , Kay Schenk wrote:

> On Fri, May 11, 2012 at 10:51 AM, Rob Weir <robweir@apache.org> wrote:
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>> On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 8:08 PM,  <info@softwaredistributor.info> =
wrote:
>>> Hello,
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>>> I found so many invalid links(Dead links)or not open office software
>> related.
>>> Because this page not update for years
>>> http://www.openoffice.org/distribution/cdrom/
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>>=20
>> This page has repeatedly been the source of confusion and concern.
>>=20
>=20
> FWIW -- I de-linked the CDROM info from the current download page =
before we
> went live. The old distribution info, of course, continued to live =
on...so
> this was needed.
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> I started, rather feebly, a new page yesterday that I thought might be =
a
> catch all for all manners of third party distributions --CDROM, other
> builds not by Apache. That would tie in or actually be replaced by =
this new
> page you started. yeah, we need to work on this, hopefully soon, to =
get
> more options out there.
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> This new page is good until we determine HOW we even want to "verify"
> what's being distributed by these methods.

What would "verify" mean? When I set up the CDROM project and =
distribution category, the verification was simple: the binaries and =
source (if that was what they wanted to deliver, too; a link would have =
worked, and did, usually) had to come from one of OOo's mirrors, and we =
(Alex, at that point) pointed them to those. (That was the mirrors list =
I set up but which was then later maintained by several, including =
Florian E.)

Why not do the same? It must come from an AOO distribution mirror. We =
simply trust those who claim that that is how they obtained the =
binaries. As to what is distributed on CDROM (or DVD): what they want, =
in addition to a legitimate binary. And it need not be, of course, in =
English.

Louis
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>=20
>=20
>>=20
>> So, I've replaced the distribution pages with a simple statement =
which
>> you can read here:
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>> http://ooo-site.staging.apache.org/distribution/index.html
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>> If someone, either currently with the project, or a new volunteer, =
has
>> the interest and energy to help develop a new distribution program,
>> then your efforts will be most welcome.  Until then, it seems that
>> users will have equal luck jut searching eBay.
>>=20
>> -Rob
>>=20
>>>=20
>>> Invalid Links
>>> ------------------------
>>> Distributor  USA
>>> Flexiety Amazon.com Store
>>> http://www.amazon.com/gp/browse.html/?me=3DA3AYSZ5JGWXAJN
>>>=20
>>> ---------------
>>> Distributor Australia
>>> Cybersite
>>> http://www.cybersite.com.au/
>>> ------------------------
>>> Distributor Colombia
>>> CompuKeep Ltda.
>>> http://www.compukeep.com/
>>>=20
>>> --------------------
>>> Distributor India
>>> Murugapandian Barathee
>>> http://swathanthra.freesites.ws/stall
>>>=20
>>> Linux.Mejokj.com
>>> http://linux.mejokj.com/
>>>=20
>>> -----------------------------
>>> Distributor   Malaysia
>>> CheapISO.com
>>> http://www.cheapiso.com/
>>>=20
>>> --------------------------------
>>> Distributor  M=E9xico
>>>=20
>>> Mayan Open Source Enterprises
>>> http://www.moselinux.com/
>>>=20
>>> small world international trading & consulting
>>> http://www.sworld.tk/
>>>=20
>>> ----------------------------
>>> Distributor  Per=FA
>>> Puppisoft.Org
>>> http://www.puppisoft.org/
>>>=20
>>> -----------------------------
>>> Distributor  Philippines
>>> Net Effect
>>> http://www.neteffect.com.ph/
>>>=20
>>> -------------------------------
>>> Distributor  Poland
>>>=20
>>> Castor Th
>>> http://wzorypism.com/
>>>=20
>>>=20
>>> MOKART
>>> http://mokart.prv.pl/
>>>=20
>>> ------------------------------
>>>=20
>>> Distributor   Singapore
>>> Mynasoft
>>> http://www3.mynasoft.com/
>>>=20
>>> ------------------------------
>>> Distributor  Spain
>>> XP Factory
>>> http://xpfactory.redi.tk/
>>>=20
>>> ------------------------------
>>> Distributor   Turkey
>>>=20
>>> Gelecek
>>> http://www.gelecek.com.tr/openoffice.org
>>>=20
>>> Sevgi Bilgisayar
>>> http://sites-web.site-creation.com/
>>>=20
>>> ------------------------------------
>>> Distributor  UK
>>>=20
>>> AMS Computer Systems
>>> http://www.amscomputers.co.uk/
>>>=20
>>> KARSA
>>> http://www.karsa.co.uk/
>>>=20
>>> nCD enterprises/Wilmslow High School
>>> http://www.wilmslowhigh.cheshire.sch.uk/ooo/
>>>=20
>>>=20
>>> Techlink Consultants
>>> http://www.tcltd.net/
>>>=20
>>> Tuxland.co.uk
>>> http://www.tuxland.co.uk/
>>>=20
>>> T. J. Computers Ltd.
>>> http://www.tj-computers-ltd.co.uk/
>>>=20
>>> Wordit Limited
>>> http://www.wordit.com/
>>>=20
>>> ------------------------
>>>=20
>>> Distributor
>>> United States of America
>>>=20
>>> Amazon.com Storefront
>>> http://www.amazon.com/gp/browse.html/?me=3DA3AYSZ5JGWXAJN
>>>=20
>>> Chance Pittenger
>>> http://ipfinc.org/
>>>=20
>>> Half Price Computer Books
>>> http://www.halfpricecomputerbooks.com/
>>>=20
>>> Joseph Heingarten
>>> http://openofficesuite.net/   Online casnio site
>>>=20
>>> Lyciall's
>>> http://office.lyciall.com/
>>>=20
>>> Main Street Computers
>>> http://mainstr33t.com/
>>>=20
>>> NovoPC
>>> http://www.novopc.com/
>>>=20
>>> OCS Computer
>>> http://www.ocscomputer.com/openoffice/index.html
>>>=20
>>> OilSpecialist.com
>>> http://oilspecialist.com/
>>>=20
>>> onetruegem.com
>>> http://www.onetruegem.com/
>>>=20
>>> OSdepot.com
>>> http://www.osdepot.com/osc/product_info.php?cPath=3D31&products_id=3D6=
0
>>>=20
>>> PGD
>>> http://www.pgd.com/
>>>=20
>>> Tux CDs
>>> http://www.tuxcds.com/
>>>=20
>>> Virtual Technologies
>>> http://www.virtech.com/
>>>=20
>>>=20
>>>=20
>>> Hope you can update this list ASSP
>>>=20
>>> Regards
>>> Benjamin
>>>=20
>>>=20
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> And life has a funny way of helping you out
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