On Jan 12, 2011, at 11:38 AM, Jonathan Aquilina wrote: > Lots of apps available can be found for free. the cost of the app is up to > the developer if s/he want to put it up for free. I think LO could be a model > example to other OSS projects that this is an opportunity for them to > increase their following.
I agree. In fact, this may be one of those moments where a relatively small amount of effort can lead to a major shift--a "tipping point" in Malcolm Gladwell's theory. If LibO appears in the OS X app store soon, it will be exposed to a vast new pool of potential users that may not have known of our existence before. The opportunity is huge, and I hope we can find the legal and technical means to fully embrace it. -Ben > > On 01/12/2011 05:35 PM, Larry Gusaas wrote: >> >> On 2011/01/12 8:49 AM Mirek M. wrote: >>> 2011/1/12 Jonathan Aquilina<eagles051...@gmail.com> >>> >>>> > Why not license it under an appropriate license that would allow us to >>>> > put >>>> > it in the app store? would that mean we would need to remove the GPL or >>>> > can >>>> > it be dual licensed to go on the app store? >>> I'm no expert, but as I understand it, LibreOffice is licensed under the >>> LGPL, which should allow it to be used with DRM (whereas VLC was GPL). >>> In order for LibreOffice to change its license, it would need to get an OK >>> from all its contributors, including Oracle, which is not too likely to >>> happen IMHO. But I don't think that's necessary in this case. >> >> There is no DRM used on the Mac OS X App Store. There is DRM on the Apple >> iOS AppStore. They are two separate entities. The FSF objections are to the >> DRM on the iOS AppStore and do not apply to the OS X App Store. Of course, >> the FSF objects to Apple and any other company that does not give away their >> software for free. >> >> Larry > > > -- > Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org > Archive: http://listarchives.documentfoundation.org/www/discuss/ > *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity *** Benjamin Horst bho...@mac.com 646-464-2314 (Eastern) www.solidoffice.com -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org Archive: http://listarchives.documentfoundation.org/www/discuss/ *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity ***
