Re: [Comment] Apache software is always free

2012-05-22 Thread Andrea Pescetti
Shane Curcuru wrote: http://www.apache.org/free Any glaring errors? Anything I should add, or express more clearly? I would add, when you state that the Apache License meets the Open Source Initiative's (OSI) Open Source Definition, that it also meets the Free Software Foundation's Free

Re: [Comment] Apache software is always free

2012-05-22 Thread Roberto Galoppini
On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 9:26 AM, Andrea Pescetti pesce...@apache.org wrote: Shane Curcuru wrote: http://www.apache.org/free Any glaring errors? Anything I should add, or express more clearly? I would add, when you state that the Apache License meets the Open Source Initiative's (OSI) Open

Re: [Comment] Apache software is always free

2012-05-22 Thread Roberto Resoli
2012/5/22 Andrea Pescetti pesce...@apache.org: Shane Curcuru wrote: http://www.apache.org/free Any glaring errors? Anything I should add, or express more clearly? I would add, when you state that the Apache License meets the Open Source Initiative's (OSI) Open Source Definition, that it

Re: [Comment] Apache software is always free

2012-05-22 Thread Shane Curcuru
On 2012-05-22 3:42 AM, Roberto Galoppini wrote: On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 9:26 AM, Andrea Pescettipesce...@apache.org wrote: Shane Curcuru wrote: http://www.apache.org/free Any glaring errors? Anything I should add, or express more clearly? I would add, when you state that the Apache

Re: [Comment] Apache software is always free

2012-05-22 Thread Shane Curcuru
On 2012-05-22 1:41 AM, Rory O'Farrell wrote: On Mon, 21 May 2012 21:37:54 -0400 Shane Curcurua...@shanecurcuru.org wrote: Since this question is coming up much much more now that we have AOO, I figured we need an official URL and resource to point to when people ask.

Re: [Comment] Apache software is always free

2012-05-22 Thread Roberto Galoppini
On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 12:46 PM, Shane Curcuru a...@shanecurcuru.org wrote: On 2012-05-22 3:42 AM, Roberto Galoppini wrote: On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 9:26 AM, Andrea Pescettipesce...@apache.org  wrote: Shane Curcuru wrote: http://www.apache.org/free Any glaring errors? Anything I should

Re: [Comment] Apache software is always free

2012-05-22 Thread Jim Jagielski
Please avoid the loaded term free... Also, you need to differentiate between s/w available directly from the ASF, which is always no-charge, to Apache s/w available from vendors which may have a cost associated with it (What do you mean you're charging me for Hadoop!? Apache sez their s/w is

Re: [Comment] Apache software is always free

2012-05-22 Thread Louis Suárez-Potts
Jim Jagielski wrote: Please avoid the loaded term free... I started to laugh. :-) /me wishes this or that US presidential candidate could read this, or for that matter, George Orwell. :-/ I suggest, then, we use, rather, unencumbered--a term which actually has real meaning. -- Cheers, Louis

Re: [Comment] Apache software is always free

2012-05-22 Thread Rory O'Farrell
On Tue, 22 May 2012 10:46:58 -0400 Louis Suárez-Potts lui...@gmail.com wrote: Jim Jagielski wrote: Please avoid the loaded term free... I started to laugh. :-) /me wishes this or that US presidential candidate could read this, or for that matter, George Orwell. :-/ I suggest, then, we

Re: [Comment] Apache software is always free

2012-05-22 Thread Kay Schenk
: Monday, May 21, 2012 18:38 To: ooo-dev@incubator.apache.org Subject: [Comment] Apache software is always free Since this question is coming up much much more now that we have AOO, I figured we need an official URL and resource to point to when people ask. http://www.apache.org/free

Re: [Comment] Apache software is always free

2012-05-22 Thread Dave Fisher
. Regards, Dave -Original Message- From: Shane Curcuru [mailto:a...@shanecurcuru.org] Sent: Monday, May 21, 2012 18:38 To: ooo-dev@incubator.apache.org Subject: [Comment] Apache software is always free Since this question is coming up much much more now that we have AOO, I

[Comment] Apache software is always free

2012-05-21 Thread Shane Curcuru
Since this question is coming up much much more now that we have AOO, I figured we need an official URL and resource to point to when people ask. http://www.apache.org/free Any glaring errors? Anything I should add, or express more clearly? The immediate driver for this as a memorable URL

RE: [Comment] Apache software is always free

2012-05-21 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
Message- From: Shane Curcuru [mailto:a...@shanecurcuru.org] Sent: Monday, May 21, 2012 18:38 To: ooo-dev@incubator.apache.org Subject: [Comment] Apache software is always free Since this question is coming up much much more now that we have AOO, I figured we need an official URL and resource

Re: [Comment] Apache software is always free

2012-05-21 Thread Kay Schenk
On 05/21/2012 06:37 PM, Shane Curcuru wrote: Since this question is coming up much much more now that we have AOO, I figured we need an official URL and resource to point to when people ask. http://www.apache.org/free Any glaring errors? Anything I should add, or express more clearly? The

Re: [Comment] Apache software is always free

2012-05-21 Thread Dave Fisher
@incubator.apache.org Subject: [Comment] Apache software is always free Since this question is coming up much much more now that we have AOO, I figured we need an official URL and resource to point to when people ask. http://www.apache.org/free Any glaring errors? Anything I should add, or express

RE: [Comment] Apache software is always free

2012-05-21 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
+1 Dave, great additions -Original Message- From: Dave Fisher [mailto:dave2w...@comcast.net] Sent: Monday, May 21, 2012 19:05 To: ooo-dev@incubator.apache.org Subject: Re: [Comment] Apache software is always free On May 21, 2012, at 6:53 PM, Dennis E. Hamilton wrote: +1 Looking

Re: [Comment] Apache software is always free

2012-05-21 Thread Rory O'Farrell
On Mon, 21 May 2012 21:37:54 -0400 Shane Curcuru a...@shanecurcuru.org wrote: Since this question is coming up much much more now that we have AOO, I figured we need an official URL and resource to point to when people ask. http://www.apache.org/free Any glaring errors? Anything I