On Sun, Mar 10, 2013 at 8:06 AM, Rob Weir <robw...@apache.org> wrote:
> The PMC receives requests, every couple of weeks, from book publishers > for permission to use OpenOffice screenshots in a book. Most often > they are asking to use a specific screenshot from the website that > they have identified, such as: > > http://www.openoffice.org/product/pix/writer-big.png > > Generally, Apache permits the use of product screenshots in books, per > the trademark policy here: > http://www.apache.org/foundation/marks/faq/#insidebook > > However, that only covers the trademark. There is another rights > owner to consider, the author of the document included in the > screenshot, including any text, graphics, images, etc., displayed. Of > course, the book publisher can avoid that issue by making their own > screenshots. But that is extra work. Generally they are trying to > clear permissions for dozens or hundreds of images. The more > difficult we make it, the less likely they are use it. Since this is > free publicity for us, we should try to make it easy for them to use. > > Another issue is that our posted screenshots are quite old. They > don't reflect the new Apache branding. > > Here's how we can do better: > > 1) Create a set of "demo" documents that showcase the capabilities of > OpenOffice. Use either public-domain text (Charles Dickens, for > examples) or Loren Ipsum, or original text contributed to the project > under ALv2 by the original authors. We want documents, for all of > our applications. that look good, and are clearly under ALv2. > > Multilingual text would be ideal, or separate documents for different > languages. (We do get requests from book publishers in many > countries, so having a native-language screenshot is ideal) > > 2) Create screenshots for each document, on each platform Do it with > AOO 3.4.1 for now. But plan on repeating with each major new release. > Agree on screen resolutions, color depth, and image formats, so we > have uniformity. > > 3) Host the screenshots online, along with text that explains their > purpose and permissions. > > What do we think? I can help with the webpage and with screen shots > on Windows. But I'll need help assembling a set of showcase demo > files. > > Note: aside from book publishers, this will also be useful for > journalists who want a screenshot for an article. > > -Rob > I thought I remembered seeing a screenshot area on the web site once upon a time, and here it is: http://www.openoffice.org/screenshots/ It took me a while to track this down though -- there's a link in the marketing area which needs to be fixed to get you to this older area. Originating from: http://www.openoffice.org/marketing/marketing_where.html Anyway, these are not standard by any means, but worth taking a look at I suppose. Also NO mention of specific license which would need to be included, etc. So, there is certainly a precedent for these. yes, we should update this area. Maybe a short blog for this kind of request? > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org > > -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MzK "Achieving happiness requires the right combination of Zen and Zin."
