I sent them an email asking if they gave access to the source code. Their reply was:
> Sure. If you would like the source code we will gladly provide it on the > disc or can make a download available if you purchase from our website. > > Best, > Crabby Digital > In other words, they don't provide the source code to customers as a matter of course and they don't supply the code to 3rd parties. My reply to them (sent today) was: Actually (unless you have provided a copy of the source code to *everybody*that you have sold the binaries to) you are required to make the source code > available to all comers -- whether they have paid for the binaries or not. > > If you do not do so, then you are in violation of the (L)GPL, and subject > to being sued by anybody who has contributed to the code pool for copyright > violation, > including both damages and/or a permanent injunction preventing further > sale. > > I'm not a lawyer, so if you have questions you should give them to your > lawyer, along with a copy of the relevant licences. On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 8:33 AM, Andy Brown <a...@the-martin-byrd.net>wrote: > On Thu Nov 11 2010 06:30:31 GMT-0800 (PST) Louis Sua'rez-Potts wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> On 2010-11-05, at 24:55 , Andy Brown wrote: >> >> On Thu Nov 04 2010 17:15:50 GMT-0700 (PDT) Judy Nelson wrote: >>> >>>> I wasn't sure if you are aware but I found this site on the net: >>>> http://www.crabbydigital.com/products/openoffice/ >>>> They are selling your product for $27. >>>> Thanks, >>>> Judith A. Nelson >>>> judy.nelson.mo...@gmail.com >>>> >>> Judith, >>> >>> Thanks for you interest but there is nothing illegal about selling >>> OpenOffice.org. There are a couple of things that you should be doing but >>> that is for a legal team to look at, so will forward to let someone handle. >>> >>> Thanks >>> Andy >>> >> >> Andy and the others are correct. However, sometimes, there are illegal >> things that companies do, whether knowingly or not. These include using >> (abusing) our trademark to sell their wares. Then there are the >> unscrupulous. These include, to my mind, those who offer "free" downloads of >> OOo (yep) and then [!!] charge a subscription fee. >> In general, when there are bad actors afoot, I write a polite letter >> asking them to mend their ways and join us in promoting not destroying the >> community. If they balk, refuse to change, I ask for legal help. By this >> point, they usually change or disappear. >> >> > I had a look at the site in question and sent an email suggesting a couple > of things. I received a "Thank you" reply but they have not made any > changes yet. > > Maybe a look be someone in legal would help. > > Andy -- Stephen Samuel http://www.bcgreen.com Software, like love, 778-861-7641 grows when you give it away
