Updating to OOo 2.1 & language packs

Hi Ollie,

Oliver Braun wrote:
> Hi *,
> 
> with the move to the new numbering schema also the
default installation 
> directory changes from "OpenOffice.org 2.0"
to "OpenOffice.org 2.1" 
> resp. from "openoffice.org2.0" to
"openoffice.org2.1".
OK
> 
> Assuming that users might have language packs installed
in their OOs 
> 2.0.x, the result when updating will be platform
dependant:
> 
> * on Windows, the installer will detect the existing
2.0.4 and propose 
> "OpenOffice.org 2.0" as destination directory
instead => language packs 
> still there, but potentially incompatible (might even
lead to crashes).
What does "potentially" mean? Does it vary with
the language, or do we 
just don't know?
> 
> * on Unix, the default directory
"openoffice.org2.1" will be used, 
> resulting in a naked OOo 2.1 with the language packs
still present in 
> "openoffice.org2.0".
As one might expect OOo2.1 to be compatible with OOo2.0, the
right 
choice might have been simply OOo2. So, what about future
2.x releases, 
do we already have an understanding what the behavior
regarding language 
packs is going to be?
> 
> 
> Shouldn't we issue a warning on Windows and install to
"OpenOffice.org 
> 2.1" by default as on Unix ? Users willing to take
the risk might still 
> choose the "OpenOffice.org 2.0" manually.
How big is the risk, actually?
> 
> - Oliver
Kay

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