Dear Deb,
That sounds like a wonderful idea. Please, feel free to distribute OpenOffice.org in the CD, and encourage everyone you know to do the same. OpenOffice.org is "open source" software. That means that everyone is free to redistribute it at will. I really like this initiative. I hope that it goes well.
You may be interested to know that there are tons of open source applications that you can distribute, just like OpenOffice.org. Two popular examles are the Firefox browser (web browser), and Thunderbird (email client). Both are light weight, high quality, and very secure. They are produced by the Mozilla project:
http://www.mozilla.org
Firefox is far more secure than Internet Explorer, and Thunderbird is far more secure than Outlook. If your members use that software, they will be better protected against computer viruses and other types of attacks.
Open source software includes graphics editors (gimp.org), sound editors (audacity.sf.net), and just about everything you could think of. All free for you to distribute in your CDs for your members. :-)
Cheers, Daniel.
A Web Spin Off wrote:
I represent the Macedon Ranges Computer Club Inc.(MRCC) in rural Victoria, Australia and would like to respectfully ask your permission to distribute the Open Office software, on a cover CD to accompany our latest edition club newsletter.
Please note should you grant permission, there's no absolute guarantee that
the title, for which we've sought permission, will be used on the CD. The CD
will have a flash interface with information on the various packages
presented, along with general club information in html. It's our hope that
members and others alike will freely copy and re distribute the CD to other
private individuals, in its original format as per our disclaimer, thus
further spreading word of MRCC and the work we do.
The CD will be free to anyone purchasing our newsletter for a nominal cost.
This is designed as a promotion, to raise awareness of MRCC, the importance
of home PC education, and to increase memberships within our small rural
community. The Romsey Expo will be held on May 15th, 2005 and is an ideal
opportunity for MRCC to advance and present our newsletter to a wider
portion of the community.
Please be assured MRCC is a registered and incorporated body with a decade
of history in assisting local computer users free of charge. Membership has
always been optional and we find many people who attend our meetings are
keen to become members of MRCC.
I have read and understood the requirement of including a copy of the licenses with each CD-ROM distributed.
I thank you in advance for taking the time to consider our request and look forward to what I hope will be a favourable reply.
Catch ya later
Deb Burge
President
Macedon Ranges Computer Club
http://computerclub.funurl.com
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