Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Installer stalls after C++ process

Hi :)
Ahah, that makes sense.  Thanks Michael.  

Actually the Gnu&Linux installer and program are very different from the Windows one.  In Ubuntu 
(and the other unix-based OSes) you can choose which language and you get just that one plus the 
default English.  You don't get tons of extra languages like you do in the Windows version.  

Typically one of the arguments Windows Sys Admins have against OpenSource is that there are a lot 
of extra add-ons and bits&bobs that need to be done in order to tailor the program to an 
individual's needs.  While that is fairly easy for a normal user in Gnu&Linux most corporates have 
to lock-down Windows as much as possible in order to prevent their users breaking things or getting 
infected.  So, programs tend to be very bloated with tons of extra stuff that almost no-one uses 
just to cover the odd 1 or 2% that might need it on the odd occasion.  LO devs seem to have decided 
to go a similar route for the world-wide audience during the fast-paced development phase.  Perhaps 
when/if development slows down a little (say in a year or so's time) then the Windows version might 
be closer to the Gnu&Linux (&Bsd) version.  Even so, the download and install is still smaller than 
OOo's and far smaller than MSO's.

Regards from
Tom :)

--- On Sat, 26/11/11, Michael Bauer <fios@akerbeltz.org> wrote:

From: Michael Bauer <fios@akerbeltz.org>
Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Installer stalls after C++ process
To: users@global.libreoffice.org
Date: Saturday, 26 November, 2011, 11:52

The Stars on Nabble put messages on your favourites list, no? I didn't think they were "award 
stars".

In Windows you have (almost) total control over what UI language you get for an application you 
install (ignoring the OS itself). LO is odd in the sense that no matter what you select for 
download, you download ALL languages, then have to divine from the stars that to get your language 
you must do Custom Install (!!!!) and then you have to manually change the Language Settings. Duh. 
But on the bright side, it bypasses the locale forcing in, say, Ubuntu if you install via the 
Software Centre. Here's a challenge - set your Linux locale to language 1 and then try and install 
Firefox in language 2. I dare you to do that without messing with the about:config and 
general.useragent.locale (which is beyond the pale for most "normal" users).

Salude,

Michael

26/11/2011 08:12, sgrìobh Tom:
> Hi:)
>
> I used Nabble to put a star by David S Crampton's answer as he was the one
> that suggested the antivirus issue.  I put another star by the answer about
> using a command-line to check privileges.  Does anyone else see those stars?
>
> I tend to find the opposite about languages.  In Windows everything kept
> slipping back into American-english whereas Gnu&Linux tends to stay in the
> language i selected.  LO on either platform seems happy to let me stay in
> English-english or Gujarati or whatever.  I didn't use Macs long enough to
> really notice.
>
> Regards from
> Tom:)


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