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This filter converts documents accepted by Libreoffice, mainly
–	OASIS Open Document		(ODT)
–	Office Open XML			(docx)
to PostScript or PDF depending on how the filter is called:
libotops	to PostScript
libotopdf	to PDF

The real filter is libotops; libotopdf is simply a symbolic link to the original.

The filter doesn't call Libreoffice directly (as the libreofficetops filder does)
but calls an inetd compatible server program via a socket connection (default 9005)
The installation has been tested with 
–	inetd		an old UNIX system
–	xinetd		Linux (Peppermint 6)
–	systemd		Linux (Peppermint 10)
–	launchd		MacOS 10.14.6

The main reason to develop this client-server solution was that the
precompiled Libreoffice application an MacOS requires to run under a
logged in user. 

Provided the respective mime-type definitions in the .types and .convs
files, all input file formats accepted by Libreoffice may be processed.

The current implementation only supports Libreoffice.

NOTE: The older finters, officetops (2016-01) and libreofficetops (2019-06)
are deprecated and will no longer maintained.
Source: readme.txt, updated 2020-03-31