[Upstream] [hardy] OpenOffice.org doesn't match FreeDesktop directories specs

[XioNoX]

Binary package hint: openoffice.org

OpenOffice.org doesn't match FreeDesktop directories specs

On linux, OpenOffice.org use (only ?) the $HOME/.openoffice.org2 folder.
Witch doesn't match FreeDesktop.org recomendations.
You should use the $XDG_CONFIG_HOME environement variable ($HOME/.config)
For all your config/preferences files. This folder should be removable
without any data loss.
Then, all the user data like dictionnary, extentions, templates,... should be in $XDG_DATA_HOME ($HOME/.local/share).
And, if any, your cache should be in $XDG_CACHE_HOME ($HOME/.cache).

See :
http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Specifications/basedir-spec
and :
http://ploum.frimouvy.org/?184-cleaning-user-preferences-keeping-user-data

Thanks
XioNoX

[Chris Cheney (ccheney)]

http://live.gnome.org/GnomeGoals/XDGConfigFolders - FTW ;-)

[Björn Michaelsen (bjoern-michaelsen)]

[This is an automated message.]
There are no new official OpenOffice.org releases in Ubuntu packaging anymore => Won't Fix

If the problem persists, please mark this bug as "also affects project Libreoffice" or "also affects distribution Libreoffice (Ubuntu)" if that has not happened already.

Please leave references to upstream OpenOffice.org bugs in place to allow cross pollination.