> Twayne wrote: >>> The Open Office software is not intended to be distributed by any >>> third party unless that party is willing to take on the care and >>> support of the issues involved, > > Richard Detwiler: >> Is this correct? This is the first I heard that if I give or sell >> OpenOffice to someone, then I am responsible for providing support >> to that person. > > I don't think Twayne was implying any legal obligation, more a moral > one. "is not intended" does not mean the same as "is forbidden to be". > If I write some free software and give it away, I am not intending > that people should sell it and not offer any added value for the sale. > That doesn't mean it's forbidden, just that it isn't what I'd ideally > like. > > It looks like quite a few people are posting on this list having > purchased OOo and are getting nothing of additional value for the > money that they have shelled out. Sorry, folks, looks like someone > ripped you off by selling you something that should be free. Please > don't take it out on us, we're just a user group. We'll help you - for > free - just as much as we'd help anyone that downloaded it and paid > nothing. > > Phil Hibbs.
Thanks Phil, you're pretty much correct. I guess I could have/should have been clearer, but I was trying to get ideas across to the OP without a lot of tech-eze that might turn him/her off. It's easy to lose track and write a book sometimes, especially when you get into the details, and lose your audience. I hate that people get ripped off for no good reason otherwise I'd have kept quiet. In the end that sort of thing just puts a bad taste in a person's mouth whether they liked OO.o or not. Wonder if the PTB ever considered a public, non-signup, moderated group just for purposes like this issue is/was. I realize you CAN post without signing up, but ... it's not a clean process nor easy for those who simply need some clarifications of what's up. That gets around the "not on the list", "not copied because ... " and all that stuff. I suppose it might be a lot of work but I'd monitor it if there was such a group here. If it's even feasible under this sytem; I know it's not really intended to be a newsgroup. Glad it is, though. Just thinking out loud, I guess. Twayne --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
