On Mon, Apr 14, 2014 at 11:58 AM, Louis Suárez-Potts <lui...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > On 2014-04-14, at 11:33, Kay Schenk <kay.sch...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> On 04/14/2014 07:20 AM, Louis Suárez-Potts wrote: >>> >>> >>> On 2014-04-14, at 09:39, Samer Mansour <samer...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Odd, I thought this was pretty obvious: >>>> https://www.openoffice.org/why/why_sme.html Its only 2 clicks into >>>> the site. I want to learn more -> Businesses, third bullet down. >>>> >>>> This may be a product of our localized sites not existing / being >>>> updated. This person was inquiring for a Malaysian business, not >>>> sure if the person inquiring was also from Malaysia. >>>> >>>> Samer >>>> >>>> >>>> On Mon, Apr 14, 2014 at 7:59 AM, Rob Weir <robw...@apache.org> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> This seems to be an FAQ item: What are commercial terms for AOO? >>>>> Where is a good place to put this FAQ? >>>>> >>>>> -Rob >>> >>> Being obvious, stating the repeated—then stating it again—is no proof >>> against the wilfully oblivious poster who feels compelled to >>> correspond personally with seeming humans to obtain requisite legal >>> permissions; in fact, it may be legally required to get an actual >>> reply from the copyright holder that commercial usage of this free >>> software is permitted. >>> >>> At least, that was my experience long long ago. >>> >>> Having a FAQ, as we did at Sun, helped--but only for this we >>> envisioned being like us. In the end, just spending time at night >>> with the outlier questions seemed most expeditious. louis >>> >>> >> >> Maybe it would help to include an additional question on the >> "I want to learn more about OpenOffice" topic on the home page of the >> website -- "What is the cost for licenses?" >> >> or something similar > > -1. A link to FAQ might do the trick. But how many queries of this sort > (clueless) do we actually get? Not that many, yes? I would rather we keep our > website as clean and direct as possible, and invite people to contribute, > yes, and to distribute, but given *why* people come to the site, the simpler > the better. Analogues: Mozilla, for one but one could also point to other > open source apps that are commodified, e.g., Drupal, https://drupal.org/. > (Drupal's site is clearly not meant for the naive user, however.) >
Actually, we've had a few of these in the last month or so, variations on "May I use OpenOffice commercially", "May I pre-install OpenOffice on hardware that I'm distributing", and "I'm a central buying authority and I have paperwork to fill out on all the software my customer uses". We're dealing in these cases with bureaucrats, not familiar with open source software. If there is not a box in their form for open source they might not know what to do. I doubt they'll find on their own whatever page we put this info in, but it would be a time saver just to be able to point them to it next time. -Rob > -louis > >> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Mon, Apr 14, 2014 at 3:10 AM, Jain, Rahul >>>>> <rahul.j...@softwareone.com >>>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hello Team, >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Please respond to our mail on urgent basis. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Best Regards, >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Rahul Jain >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Global Procurement Team >>>>>> >>>>>> [image: Description: Description: >>>>>> cid:image001.jpg@01CCB2FE.5C377F40]< >>>>> http://www.softwareone.com/> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> *From:* Global Vendor & Publisher Management *Sent:* Thursday, >>>>>> April 10, 2014 6:52 PM *To:* >>>>>> 'marketing-subscr...@openoffice.apache.org' *Subject:* FW: >>>>>> Quote requested-Open Office 3 *Importance:* High >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Hello, >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> We are waiting for your response. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Best Regards, >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Rahul Jain >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Global Procurement Team >>>>>> >>>>>> [image: Description: Description: >>>>>> cid:image001.jpg@01CCB2FE.5C377F40]< >>>>> http://www.softwareone.com/> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> *From:* Global Vendor & Publisher Management *Sent:* Wednesday, >>>>>> April 9, 2014 12:09 PM *To:* >>>>>> 'marketing-subscr...@openoffice.apache.org' *Subject:* FW: >>>>>> Quote requested-Open Office 3 *Importance:* High >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Hello, >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> We are waiting for your response. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Best Regards, >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Rahul Jain >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Global Procurement Team >>>>>> >>>>>> [image: Description: Description: >>>>>> cid:image001.jpg@01CCB2FE.5C377F40]< >>>>> http://www.softwareone.com/> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> *From:* Global Vendor & Publisher Management *Sent:* Tuesday, >>>>>> April 8, 2014 4:33 PM *To:* >>>>>> 'marketing-subscr...@openoffice.apache.org' *Subject:* Quote >>>>>> requested-Open Office 3 *Importance:* High >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Hello Team, >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> We have an end user ‘Stamford College’ interested in below >>>>>> mentioned license for their environment in Malaysia. They have >>>>>> reached out to SoftwareONE Malaysia to see if we were able to >>>>>> procure this software for them. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> SoftwareONE has earlier also has done business with you and we >>>>>> request >>>>> you >>>>>> to please provide the below details for this request: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> *Sku No.* >>>>>> >>>>>> *Item Description* >>>>>> >>>>>> *Qty* >>>>>> >>>>>> *List Price* >>>>>> >>>>>> *(per user)* >>>>>> >>>>>> *Currency* >>>>>> >>>>>> *Language Code* >>>>>> >>>>>> *Operating System* >>>>>> >>>>>> *Version* >>>>>> >>>>>> *Reseller Discount* >>>>>> >>>>>> *(in %)* >>>>>> >>>>>> *Customer Discount* >>>>>> >>>>>> *(if applicable)* >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Open Office 3(Educational prices) >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> 3 >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> 1 Year Maintenance (Mandatory/ Optional) >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> 3 Years Maintenance (Mandatory/ Optional) >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> *Note: Please specify what all is included in Maintenance and >>>>>> if Maintenance is Recurring or not.* >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> *Bill-to-SWO Location: SWO *Malaysia >>>>>> >>>>>> *Deploy-to-Customer Location: *Malaysia >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> We also request you to please share the reseller pricelist >>>>>> mentioning the reseller discount and price list validity. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Kindly mention your terms and conditions: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Price Validity >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Payment Terms >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Delivery Time >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Freight Charges >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Process of placing order >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Taxes >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> EULA link >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Downgrade rights >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Please also confirm whether the product is available *per user/ >>>>>> per server*? >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Thank you for your time and attention and I look forward to >>>>>> your prompt response on this matter. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> If I can be of further assistance, please feel free to contact >>>>>> me. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Best Regards, >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Rahul Jain >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Global Procurement Team >>>>>> >>>>>> [image: Description: Description: >>>>>> cid:image001.jpg@01CCB2FE.5C377F40]< >>>>> http://www.softwareone.com/> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>> >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org >>> For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org >>> >> >> -- >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> MzK >> >> "Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing." >> -- Helen Keller >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org >> For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org >> > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org
