Hi, thanks for your answer.
It really helped in the sense that it at least cleared up my immediate doubts. Thanks again Cheers Flávio 2012/3/8 Simon Phipps <si...@webmink.com> > > On 8 Mar 2012, at 10:16, Flavio Moringa wrote: > > > I guys, > > > > I have a simple doubt about the licensing scheme to be used for building > > extensions. > > > > I known that to be published on the extensions web site they have to have > > an Open Source Licence (GPL, BSD,etc...) > > > > But if you just want to make an extension for any purpose, and you don't > > need it to be published, can any license be used? Even a closed source > one? > > You are always free to release your own source code under any license you > wish. If you re-use code from any source you will naturally need to comply > with the terms of the license, but there's no inherent need to do this for > most extensions. > > > > > Is there any connection between libreoffice's license and the extensions > > license? Does it also apply to OpenOfffice.org? > > There might be in certain circumstances where there are issues; you should > consult an expert privately as mailing lists are not the place to get such > advice. But in the general case, there are unlikely to be licensing issues > affecting extensions caused by the licensing of LibreOffice or > OpenOffice.org or, when they release their first version, Apache Open > Office. > > Hope that helps, > > S. > > > -- > Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org > Problems? > http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ > Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette > List archive: http://listarchives.documentfoundation.org/www/discuss/ > All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be > deleted > > -- *Flávio Moringa* Project Leader Caixa Mágica Software Energia Open Source Rua Soeiro Pereira Gomes, Lote 1 - 4.º B, Edifício Espanha, 1600-196 Lisboa - Portugal Tel.: +351 217 921 260 Fax: +351 217 921 261 http://www.caixamagica.pt https://twitter.com/flaviomoringa https://www.facebook.com/flaviomoringa<https://www.facebook.com/flavio.moringa> http://pt.linkedin.com/in/flaviomoringa http://people.caixamagica.pt/flaviomoringa -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.documentfoundation.org/www/discuss/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
