On Tue, 2006-11-14 at 13:06 +0100, Juergen Schmidt wrote: > Walter A. March wrote: > > What if we don't have a UNIX OS? Just Windows. I do hope I can still > > contribute! > > you can at least provide the data, info, description ... how to create > an appropriate document window to take the screenshot ;-) The > description should enable other users to do it for you. > > Juergen >
Sure this could be done. I do not think it is necessary when one restricts one's screenshots to OOo. See my previous message. However, I would like to ask if what you have suggested is Sun policy? Sort of like the reply-to path provided by you news2mail gateway. > > > > > Frank Peters wrote: > >> I agree. > >> > >> We should not start getting involved into a long, tiring, > >> and potentially dangerous legal argument and just don't use > >> Windows screenshots any more. > >> > >> Stick to a UNIX OS for screenshots and for UI features > >> that are unique to Windows, just display the relevant part > >> of the screen without including any OS elements to be on the > >> safe side > >> > >> Thanks for raising the issue, btw, I wasn't aware of that > >> situation -- and basically agree with marbux' posting that these > >> rules are probably not worth the paper they are not printed on > >> but OTOH don't want to waste my time quarrelling with MS legal depts. > >> > >> Frank > >> > >> Peter M. Damiana wrote: > >>> Dear Sigrid, > >>> > >>> I suggest that if Microsoft is being difficult about this issue, then we > >>> should simply make screenshots by using other OS, since OOo works > >>> practically the same way on all OS'. > >>> > >>> Regards > >>> Peter > >>> -----Original Message----- > >>> From: Sigrid Kronenberger [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: > >>> woensdag 8 november 2006 14:59 > >>> To: [email protected]; [email protected]; > >>> [email protected] > >>> Subject: [documentation-dev] Question about the right for using > >>> Screenshots > >>> of OOo on Microsoft Windows > >>> > >>> Hello @all, > >>> (sorry for cross-posting, I'm not sure, which list is the correct one > >>> for > >>> this topic) > >>> > >>> We had a long discussion on the German dev-list about using > >>> screenshots of > >>> OOo made on any MS operating system in our documentation. > >>> We found only the following on Microsoft's website: > >>> http://www.microsoft.com/about/legal/permissions/default.mspx#E3C > >>> (English) or > >>> http://www.microsoft.com/germany/unternehmen/informationen/rechtlichehinweis > >>> > >>> > >>> e/bilder.mspx#ECGAC > >>> (German) > >>> We didn't know, how to interpret this, so André Schnabel wrote an > >>> email to > >>> Microsoft Germany, asking if we're allowed to do this. His question > >>> includes > >>> the fact, that even when we're doing screen shots of our own > >>> software, that > >>> title bars, scroll bars and "OK" buttons are provided by the OS. (And > >>> it's > >>> self-evident, that we don't do any pictures of logo's, cliparts or > >>> any other > >>> trademarked stuff.) > >>> We want to be sure, that we're allowed to use a free license (PDL) for > >>> documentation and screen shots. Can we allow other users to reuse the > >>> screen > >>> shots, and can we allow them, that they can edit the screenshots (the > >>> German > >>> website of Microsoft says "No" to this). > >>> The answer from the Microsoft person was, that the mentioned things > >>> belong > >>> to the OS, and that the rules stated on the above websites are valid. > >>> Using > >>> screen shots made under Microsoft Windows is acceptable, as long as we > >>> mention, that the program runs on MS Windows. > >>> Does anyone of you have any experience with this? Or knows more than we > >>> about copyright? Is is possible and legal, that MS claims, that we > >>> have to > >>> follow their rules for the copyright? Has anyone of the other european > >>> projects some more experience with this? > >>> Should we redo all screen shots by using a different operating system > >>> (like > >>> Linux, BSD) to prevent every problems with Microsoft? What do you think? > >>> We hope for some help and advise. > >>> Sigrid > >>> > >>> PS: I hope, you all understand what I wanted to say, if not, please > >>> ask and > >>> I'll try to rephrase the problem. > >> > >> > >> > >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >> > >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- G. Roderick Singleton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> OpenOffice.org
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