Angeleen Umfleet wrote:
It's unfortunate that the word free has several meanings in English. As far as software goes it's the liberty sense that prevails and not the absence of a price. Everybody is free to do with the software as they want. In order to keep the software free there are some restrictions on redistribution of modified versions. If one modifies the software, one cannot relicense it under a non free license. One cannot restrict one's 'customers'. Luxuriousity can charge you a nominal fee of between $5 and $10 dollars for expenses and the service of providing you with a CD of OpenOffice.org. They cannot prohibit you from doing the same though. You can turn around and start selling copies of OOo yourself. Maybe you can't do it under the name LuxuriousityOffice though, depending on whether they trademarked it, or not.Hello,
I purchased a CD of LuxuriousityOffice on eBay for 9.99 plus shipping.
On the “auction” it said NOTHING of OpenOffice with the small exception stating that the software was designed by Sun Microsystems.
They claim to have a license to distribute this software.
When my CD arrived it was, of course, OpenOffice...which is FREE software.
Are you aware of this deception taking place that goes against the very nature of your intentions for the product to be free?
Thank you in advance for your prompt response.
So basically everybody has a license to distribute the software and it's even encouraged (we want the software to become ubiquitous). It's not necessary for them to mention it's really OpenOffice.org, although that would certainly be nicer on their part and less people will feel ripped off. Also for $10 you shouldn't feel ripped off. It would be different if they would charge anywhere between $50 and $500.
Jo
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