>>> 3- OpenOffice 2 was recently added to Debian
>>> Unstable. Is it likely that OpenOffice 2 will be
>>> added to Debian Stable. If so when?
>>>
>>
>> No. Stable does not get new packages, other than
>> bug/security fixes and the like.
>>
>
> And that my friends, is Debian's biggest flaw when
> it comes to the desktop user. It's also why I'll
> never run stable.
>
> At least Ubuntu promises you won't have to wait more
> than 6 months for the next stable release.
>
> And there's Fedora Core, who's latest release has
> been out for several months. They added
> OpenOffice.org 2, to their updates repository
> shortly after it's release.
>
> And that my friends is what brought me to Debian
> etch/sid.
>
OpenOffice 2.0 is an important piece of software. So
important that for many "desktop" users like myself it
likely will drive choice of distribution/version. I
changed one PC to Ubuntu 5.10 for OO 2.0. I hope that
OO 2.0 will be available for Testing soon.
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