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Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2000 13:33:22 -0300 (ADT)
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Subject: [WarpCast] StarOffice for OS/2
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From: "WarpCast News Service" <feedbackatwarpcast.com>
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Source: John Drabik (jdrabikatxmission.com)
Moderator: Trevor Smith (trevorathaligonian.com)
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Re: the WarpCast announcement on Sun's StarOffice, I sent them an
e-mail asking if they could release the source code so that OS/2
users could (potentially) support the program themselves. I received
a response from their support group, indicating that Sun does still
intend to release the StarOffice source code, although no time frame
has been set. Obviously, it has been many, many months since their
original announcement that source would be released.

The address to respond to at Sun is "SCSL Customer Service
<scsl_customer_serviceatsun.com>".

The text of their message is:

  "As part of the long-term planning for StarOffice, Sun has assessed
  platform demand, momentum in the marketplace, the cost of porting
  to those platforms, as well as the business case for adding or
  dropping platforms. 

  Based on this analysis, Sun will no longer release future versions
  of the StarOffice Suite on OS/2. Version 5.1a will be the last
  version of StarOffice on OS/2. Sun will provide a range of support
  and transition assistance to OS/2 customers. StarOffice software
  will continue to be available on the Solaris operating environment,
  Linux and Windows 2000/98/95/NT.

  Sun will be releasing the StarOffice source code in the future
  through the Sun Community Source Licensing model. Please check the
  sun.com/staroffice web page for the latest information. No release
  date is set yet."


 
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