[Libreoffice] Linux distros and LibO packaging

[Jonathan Aquilina]

Not trying to hijack the thread here but what is Ubuntu doing about LO i 
know its supposed to be part of their next release instead of OOo, but 
normally they get packages from upstream Debian, is someone working on 
getting it in Debian?

On 01/09/2011 04:11 PM, Jean-Baptiste Faure wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I think that we should have a webpage where Linux distributions who are
> packaging LibO, could list what changes they made compared to the
> "official" build by TDF.
>
> I see two main advantages :
> - for users and helpers : they will know easier if a problem comes from
> LibO or from packaging
> - for QA : it will be easier to know if a test done, for example on a
> version from Ubuntu PPA, may be consider as valid or not for LibO from a
> general point of view.
>
> Last but not least, that will increase transparency : we will know what
> we are talking about when we will talk about LibreOffice. ;-)
>
> So, is it a good idea to ask the Linux distributions to publish the
> changes they made to the official build ?
>
> Best regards
> JBF
>