[Marketing] Google shipping on Intuit CDs - see if we can arrange a similar deal?

[Tom M]

It looks like google will have some of their software shipping with
Intuit Software,

http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/columnists/15511059.htm

It would seem a very good idea to contact Intuit, and other software
vendors that cater to small businesses to see if we can get openoffice
to ship with it as well.

LetterRip

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Re: Re: [Marketing] Attention! a company is selling openoffice

[Aiet Kolkhi]

process of ordering the CD actually takes you through a series of pages in
which you sign up to receive a different CD every month.


This does not seem like a good practice to me, but I don't think this
is a direct violation of OOo license (LGPL).


You also need to give them your credit card details.

They are at least allowed to charge for the distribution of the cd.
Even for providing bandwidth for OOo downloads.


The information about what you're
actually signing up for is buried in the "fine print".


Another bad practice :( perhaps writing and complaining to them could
bring us something?

Aiet Kolkhi
Georgian NL

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Re: [Marketing] Attention! a company is selling openoffice

[Alex Fisher]

On Thursday 14 September 2006 10:29, Mike Williams wrote:
> On Thursday 14 September 2006 04:31, Sharma, Ritesh wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > To my knowlegde openoffice is freeware. But recently, I figured out that
> > a company(www.thinkall.com) is selling openoffice to online customers.
> > Though it is not a direct sell. So I just want you guys to be aware of
> > this.
>
> Hi Ritesh,
>
> It says "get this CD for Free". Sounds like they're giving it away.

That's how it seems. However, if it is the company I'm thinking of, the 
process of ordering the CD actually takes you through a series of pages in 
which you sign up to receive a different CD every month. You also need to 
give them your credit card details. The information about what you're 
actually signing up for is buried in the "fine print". We've had a discussion 
about them in several lists. I was asked whether I'd add them to the list of 
Distributors., but in the light of their (barely legal) antics, I've 
declined.
>
> Even if they do sell it, it's not illegal. Openoffice is clearly visible on
> the box, so they aren't even trying to flog it off as their own product.
>
> All in all, they appear to be doing a great job.
>
> Mike
>
> ps OO.o is not freeware, but open source. There is a difference :-)

-- 
Alex Fisher

Co-Lead, CD-ROM Project

OpenOffice.org Marketing 
Community Contact
Australia/New Zealand


http://distribution.openoffice.org/cdrom/


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