>>1 Perhaps downloading the source and compiling a native FreeBSD version would be better.

>>2 Ummm yeah... sure... that why Word can't read it's own files, but OO.o can... That's why Word runs a single CPU flat strap whereas OO.o spreads its load across two CPUs. That's why Office still doesn't have an integrated PDF writer, but OO.o has since v1.1... That's why OO.o supports the OpenDocument formats, where MS Office doesn't... That's why OpenOffice Base can use just about any JDBC DB as a backend whereas Access is stuck with its own internal DB engine. That's why OO.o runs (theoretically) on any OS I choose... whereas MS Office only runs on Windows NT (5.x and above) or Mac OS X.

Hrmm... I think someone needs to have a look at the dictionary again, and find out what "superior" actually means... 'cos ^^ that don't look like "superior".