Andre Schnabel wrote:
We cannot get to a consensus as long as we do not know, what we talk
about. Just to say we address legal issues is much to genereal to get
any consensus.
Maybe we should mention to users the potential impact of using
copyrighted material belonging to others. We don't
Hi Alex, Andre,
Alex Thurgood wrote:
Andre Schnabel wrote:
We cannot get to a consensus as long as we do not know, what we talk
about. Just to say we address legal issues is much to genereal to
get any consensus.
Maybe we should mention to users the potential impact of using
copyrighted
Sophie Gautier wrote:
Thanks for your input Sophie, I appreciate it. Haven't got time to
respond in depth to your comments now, I'll come back to you later. ;-)
Alex
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G. Roderick Singleton wrote:
So where's the problem if we do that and do all the proper recognition
of trademarks et cetera. e.g. Windows(R), Solaris(R) in the text body.
The problem is that the law is not the same throughout the world, nor is
it applied in the same way. However, and
G. Roderick Singleton wrote:
Hi Ger,
However, I would like to ask if what you have suggested is Sun policy?
Sort of like the reply-to path provided by you news2mail gateway.
It might be good to remind ourselves that Sun signed a least one
agreement with Microsoft relating to the use of IP
On Fri, 2006-11-24 at 14:35 +0100, Alex Thurgood wrote:
G. Roderick Singleton wrote:
Hi Ger,
However, I would like to ask if what you have suggested is Sun policy?
Sort of like the reply-to path provided by you news2mail gateway.
It might be good to remind ourselves that Sun signed
Alex Thurgood a écrit :
The question to be raised IMHO is one of managing risk, even if that
risk is perceived to be insignificant or any claim unfounded : can the
organizers (obviously not Sun and Novell, since they seem to have struck
deals that have taken the edge out such threats of
marbux wrote:
Sigrid, I can not speak to German law, but I suspect it is not
different in relative substance from that in the U.S. Under U.S. law,
the Microsoft conditions are downright silly and are unenforceable. (I
stress, however, that I have retired from the practice of law and am
no longer
Walter A. March wrote:
What if we don't have a UNIX OS? Just Windows. I do hope I can still
contribute!
you can at least provide the data, info, description ... how to create
an appropriate document window to take the screenshot ;-) The
description should enable other users to do it for you.
I can't believe the Microsoft would have that much of an issue with
this. The only thing I can see someone doing with a screenshot would be
to circle a button or something.
Is this really something we need to worry about?
If it is, then I would suggest looking into Knoppix for doing
What if we don't have a UNIX OS? Just Windows. I do hope I can still
contribute!
Frank Peters wrote:
I agree.
We should not start getting involved into a long, tiring,
and potentially dangerous legal argument and just don't use
Windows screenshots any more.
Stick to a UNIX OS for screenshots
On Sat, 2006-11-11 at 07:22 -0500, Walter A. March wrote:
What if we don't have a UNIX OS? Just Windows. I do hope I can still
contribute!
I have been using the (R) after most uses of Windows in new documents. I
say most because I have not automated the process as yet. I have been
using All
Dear Sigrid,
I suggest that if Microsoft is being difficult about this issue, then we
should simply make screenshots by using other OS, since OOo works
practically the same way on all OS'.
Regards
Peter
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Sigrid, I can not speak to German law, but I suspect it is not
different in relative substance from that in the U.S. Under U.S. law,
the Microsoft conditions are downright silly and are unenforceable. (I
stress, however, that I have retired from the practice of law and am
no longer allowed to
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