[Tfug] linux distro including staroffice 7? or how to read wordperfect docs on linux? or what's up with sun's java desktop

[Robert Zeigler]

You might take a look at KWord, as well.  I've not used it much, but the 
last time I was in there (I just dbl checked to make sure), there was a 
filter to save as word perfect; I'd assume that if they have the filter 
to write wp, they can probably read it, too.  To what degree, I don't 
know as I really don't have WP handy. Additionally, Kword can save in 
the OOwriter format, so, if you like OO, you can use WP as an 
intermediary to get your WP docs from WP to the OO format.

Robert

Andrew Huntwork wrote:
> I'm about to buy staroffice 7 so that my wife can import wordperfect 
> docs produced at her office on her laptop that now runs fedora core 2 
> (possibly much to her dismay -- but it must be better than a win me 
> install that decided not to boot anymore).  Is there another easy way 
> for her to import those docs on linux?  (i actually have corel 
> wordperfect 8 for linux (WINE based) but it is buggy to the extent of 
> truncating documents along with their backup files -- which I found out 
> the hard way 3 times).
> 
> So since i'm going to shell out some cash for linux software (something 
> i haven't done since crossover office 1), i'd like to get the most bang 
> for my buck, so i figured i could get a distro maybe including support 
> or other apps for about the same price as staroffice 7 alone ($80). does 
> anyone know of a linux distribution that includes staroffice 7?
> 
> It looks like Sun's Java Desktop does have staroffice 7 (along with some 
> other interesting stuff), but i wonder if i'll be able to install SO 7 
> from java desktop on fedora core 2.  Does Java Desktop use RPM's or 
> what?  Does its packages have normal dependencies?  Basically, what's up 
> with packages on Java Desktop, and specifically, what's up with its 
> staroffice packages?
> 
> Thanks for the help.
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