The current setup of websites for downloading OpenOffice.org installation sets provides builds for several languages and operating systems. But nowadays a lot more are built. Unfortunately they are not that easy to find as they are on mirror servers. The most users do not know this or how to come to these mirrors.

Furthermore there was no comfortable way to download language packs (currently for 96 languages !).

Another reason is that many native language teams have only a small staff or do not have the time to test all available Release Candidate (RC) builds on all platforms for their language. However, these are very close to a final release but have not got the latest tests. But why not offering these to the users with a hint to be carefully when using?

To improve this situation and to deliver more choice we have created a new download website layout.

Main Download Page

http://download.openoffice.org

This website was enhanced to download easily the build you want. Of course the well-known (green) One-Click download remains the same easy way to get your favorite version. The same for the orange button for Developer Snapshots. The new thing is the yellow button that will guide you to the website for Release Candidates.

Full Installations and Language Packs

The improvements were done here to provide all available stable builds:

http://download.openoffice.org/other.html

The first table provides all full installation sets as stable release of the current OpenOffice.org version. The second table provides all stable language packs.

BTW:
A language pack contains only resource files for a specific language and platform to show, e.g., menus, dialogs and error messages in your language. If translated it may contain also the help content. It's a comfortable way to get several languages without to install the applications double and triple. After installation change the languages via menu "Tools - Options - Language Settings - Languages - User Interface".

Release Candidates

http://download.openoffice.org/all_rc.html

Some days ago the 100 millionth download of an OpenOffice.org build was announced. We hope to increase this impressive number with the new download websites.

Happy downloading. :-)

tags: beta build candidate download languagepack openoffice.org qa release snapshot

Dear QA team,

please install the OOO320_m2 developer snapshot build (called OpenOffice.org 3.2 Beta) and test this version. If you think that bugs you found within this version are show stoppers for OpenOffice.org 3.2 then please report these bugs/issues to the bug reporting application IssueTracker at http://qa.openoffice.org/issue_handling/pre_submission.html  and notify the releases mailing list. Note: this version does not include current localization.

tags: beta openoffice.org qa release snapshot

Developer Snapshot build OOo-Dev OOO320_m2 which installs as OOo-DEV 3.2.0 has been uploaded.

In the Release Status Meeting it was agreed that this is a normal snapshot build. However, it will be treated as a Beta release (English-US only as the localization is not finished yet).

If you find severe issues within this build please file them to OpenOffice.org's bug tracking system IssueTracker.

Please use the following link:
http://download.openoffice.org/next

Packages are also available from extended mirror sites ( listed with an [E] ) from the ".../extended/developer/OOO320_m2_3.2_beta" directory:
http://distribution.openoffice.org/mirrors/#extmirrors

Release Notes:
http://development.openoffice.org/releases/OOO320_m2_snapshot.html

MD5 checksums:
http://download.openoffice.org/next/md5sums/OOO320_m2_md5sums.txt

tags: beta openoffice.org qa release snapshot

OpenOffice.org 3.0 Beta 2 (build BEB300_m3) is available


If you find severe issues within this build please file them to OpenOffice.org's bug tracking system IssueTracker.

Please use the following link
http://download.openoffice.org/3.0beta/index.html

MD5SUMS:
http://download.openoffice.org/3.0beta/md5sums.html

tags: beta openoffice.org qa release

The feedback we got for the Aqua port of OpenOffice.org 3 Beta was extremely encouraging. This is very motivating. Thank you!

There was some constructive criticisms about some aspects of the port too. I'm happy to note that many of the issues are already solved in two developer's child workspaces (aquavcl07 and aquabmpfix01): keyboard handling, graphics performance and some visual details will improve considerably soon in one of the next regular development snapshots.

tags: beta development mac openoffice.org

OpenOffice.org 3.0 Beta (build BEA300_m2) has been released.

If you find severe issues within this build please file them to OpenOffice.org's bug tracking system IssueTracker.

For US English installation files please use the following link
http://download.openoffice.org/3.0beta/index.html

Localized builds and Language Packs can be downloaded from one of the mirror servers listed at http://distribution.openoffice.org/mirrors#extmirrors
OpenOffice.org 3.0 Beta files are within the ../extended/3.0.0beta directory.

MD5SUMS:
http://download.openoffice.org/3.0beta/md5sums.html

tags: beta openoffice.org qa release