> 3.  Debian packages are not ready either.  (Some kind of issue regarding 
> stlport4/GCC2.x vs stlport4.5/GCC3.x.)

I guess I should uninstall my Debian Packages of Open Office then?

Seriously, they are not in Sid yet, but theere is an apt-get source for 
them.

deb ftp://ftp.vpn-junkies.de/openoffice unstable main contrib


-derek