On 2018-08-17 3:05 p.m., 許耀彰 wrote: > Would it be possible to install openoffice in commercial place? Is there > license agreement which we can follow and check ? Thanks a lot.
In Apache Open Office ">Help >About >License". I won't quote everything here, but the substantive part for your question is: << Is OpenOffice really free for any user? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- OpenOffice is free for use by everybody. You may take this copy of OpenOffice and install it on as many computers as you like, and use it for any purpose you like (including commercial, government, public administration and educational use). For further details see the license text delivered together with OpenOffice or http://www.openoffice.org/license.html >> ##### My personal recommendation is to have a solicitor review * the license of all of the software that is used by the organization, to ensure that: ** all software is used with the appropriate license; ** each license is adhered to; * the hardware, software, and related IT contracts the organization has made, to ensure that: ** all software is either covered, or known to be deliberately excluded; ** all hardware is either covered, or known to be deliberately excluded; ** all IT contracts are clearly defined in terms of scope, cost, and duration; * all warranties provided with hardware, software, or services obtained by the organization to ensure that the hardware, software, or service usage complies with the warranty requirements. In the United States, it is not uncommon that: * installation of unapproved software terminates a software support contract (^1); * installation of unapproved hardware terminates a hardware support contract; * installation of third party hardware voids the hardware warranty; * installation of third party software voids the hardware warranty; * installation of unapproved hardware voids the hardware warranty; * installation of unapproced software voids the hardware warranty; ^1: As oft as not, payment for support services yet to be rendered, is still required. In rare instances, an early termination fee can be substituted. (I'm aware of one organization that had both an early termination fee, and required payment for future services not rendered, to be paid in full.) jonathon --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
