[BCC PMC] Tim,
The open-source license under which Apache OpenOffice is provided does not prevent commercial use in any manner. However, the use of Apache Software Foundation trademarks is a different matter. I am referring your message to the OpenOffice Project Management Committee for consideration of that aspect. - Dennis > -----Original Message----- > From: Tim Bailey [mailto:mityhot.ali...@yandex.com] > Sent: Thursday, September 1, 2016 07:56 > To: users@openoffice.apache.org > Subject: The selling of Open Office. > > Dear Open Office (Apache), > > I am a Linux user and obey by the laws of Open Source development and > production. I embrace everything which is designed to set the internet > free to it's core, of which Open Office development has been a leading > contributor for cross-platform unity. Thank you. > > I am disabled and have to do my shopping online, mostly through Amazon. > While searching the Amazon computer software pages, I came across some > discs of Open Office for sale by various purveyors. This concerns me as > the process of Open Source is to either download from the developer' > website directly, or from the safe links provided on that website. And, > even to order the discs directly from them. > > Do the people or companies involved in selling Open Office in the links > below have permission to sell Open Office under a contract? I'd do not > like the thought of people making money from something which is freely > given by the developers who have forged their reputations out of the > good will of donations from users. > > https://www.amazon.co.uk/Student-Professional-Powered-OpenOfficeTM- > Microsoft/dp/B015JDCEWE/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1472740582&sr=8- > 2&keywords=open+office > > https://www.amazon.co.uk/OPEN-OFFICE-HOME-STUDENT- > 2015/dp/B014JJLGZ0/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1472740582&sr=8- > 8&keywords=open+office > > https://www.amazon.co.uk/OPEN-OFFICE-HOME-BUSINESS- > 2016/dp/B0168FFLRC/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&qid=1472740582&sr=8- > 10&keywords=open+office > > https://www.amazon.co.uk/OpenOffice-Professional-2016-Spreadsheets- > Presentations/dp/B0195Q4DC0/ref=sr_1_13?ie=UTF8&qid=1472740582&sr=8- > 13&keywords=open+office > > > > Yours sincerely, > > > Tim Bailey > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
