On Sun, Sep 21, 2014 at 2:23 PM, Jörg Schmidt <joe...@j-m-schmidt.de> wrote: >> From: Rob Weir [mailto:robw...@apache.org] > >> You can buy a copy of Microsoft Windows, but that does not >> mean you can use >> the logo on your website. > > That is clear, but Microsoft is an interesting keyword regarding Licensing > issues. > > Microsoft claims for himself as the right of the screenshots MS software may > only be used if they are used for illustration of an article does not attempt > to negatively portray the MS software. [*] > > I think these or similar conditions should not be an option for free > software, so I'm unsure whether it may be unlawful to use the (unedited!) > Part of a screenshot of AOO on a website. >
The PMC receives regular requests from publishers asking permission to use screen shots from AOO. -Rob > > [*] > Sorry, I have no source at hand, but the whole thing is true for MS Office > 2000 in the United States. We have discussed a few years ago in the OOo > community and it has remained in my mind. > > > Greetings, > Jörg > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: marketing-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: marketing-h...@openoffice.apache.org > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: marketing-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: marketing-h...@openoffice.apache.org
