Comments on: Counting OpenOffice.org Users http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/528 Home of The Tiny Guide to OpenOffice.org Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:58:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Benjamin Horst http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/528#comment-19430 Benjamin Horst Wed, 09 May 2007 14:09:49 +0000 http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/528#comment-19430 Chris, Unfortunately, I do not know the answer to your question right now. You are right that Linux distros make changes to the OOo code, and these changes can be very significant. (For example, it might not make sense for a customized version of OOo to have its own update feature when the Linux distro that OOo is running in has its own built-in update feature already.) Currently, while the Linux userbase is still relatively small, this will only affect statistics slightly. In the future, as Linux marketshare grows, we'll have to search for a new solution to the problem. Chris,
Unfortunately, I do not know the answer to your question right now. You are right that Linux distros make changes to the OOo code, and these changes can be very significant. (For example, it might not make sense for a customized version of OOo to have its own update feature when the Linux distro that OOo is running in has its own built-in update feature already.)

Currently, while the Linux userbase is still relatively small, this will only affect statistics slightly. In the future, as Linux marketshare grows, we’ll have to search for a new solution to the problem.

]]> By: Chris Puttick http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/528#comment-19417 Chris Puttick Wed, 09 May 2007 08:53:34 +0000 http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/528#comment-19417 The update feature - will this be enabled in Linux distros versions? In particular I believe (!) Novell make significant changes to the OpenOffice code and presumably disable the update feature; Ubuntu (at least) add libwps - if an update from OOo would overwrite that, presumably they also would disable the update feature. So do we still have the count challenge after all? The update feature - will this be enabled in Linux distros versions? In particular I believe (!) Novell make significant changes to the OpenOffice code and presumably disable the update feature; Ubuntu (at least) add libwps - if an update from OOo would overwrite that, presumably they also would disable the update feature. So do we still have the count challenge after all?

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