Hi Jean, Clayton, all, On Tue, 01 Mar 2011 06:28:16 +1000 Jean Hollis Weber <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Mon, 2011-02-28 at 09:45 +0100, Clayton wrote: > > On 02/25/2011 04:53 PM, Judy Darby wrote: [...] > > I disagree with Clayton's comment that we "generally try to do > [screenshots] all in one operating system". IMO this is much too > limiting for volunteer contributors or involves far too much time spent > on redoing screenshots for consistency. Suggesting that volunteers use > Virtual Box or anything else for this purpose is, IMO, especially since > "install WinXP" (or any other Windows version) requires one to have a > copy of WinXP (or other) to install. Virtual Box may be free, but > Windows most definitely is not. [...] > Finally, I note a strong opinion in some parts of the OOo community that > using screenshots from Windows leaves us open to the potential of > hassles from Microsoft over copyright issues. (This is not a problem > with Linux, and Apple has never shown any tendency to hassle people for > doing the same.) Other portions of the community do not consider this to > be an issue, and perhaps those who are concerned have all decamped to > LibreOffice, where they will be replacing all the Windows pix with > others. A secondary consideration: if we at ODFAuthors want to produce > docs that can be used with minimal changes for both programs, then > reducing the number of Windows pix would help. I just want to add something to Jean's last point. Within the germanophone project we asked Microsoft directly about the use of screenshots made under any Windows OS. They claim to have some sort of copyright on everything you see. see also the following mail threads: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg01943.html also, this is was Microsoft says: Screen Shots You may not use screen shots of Microsoft product boot-up screens, opening screens, "splash screens," or screens from beta release products or other products that have not been commercially released. You may use other screen shots in advertising, in documentation (including educational brochures), in tutorial books, in videotapes, or on Web sites, provided that, in addition to the requirements above, you: 1. Do not alter the screen shot except to resize it. 2. Do not use portions of screen shots. 3. Do not include screen shots in your product user interface. 4. Do not use screen shots that contain third-party content. 5. Do not use screen shots that contain an image of an identifiable individual. Sorry that I have only a citation from a LibreOffice list, but I'm sure you'll find the same within the de-project archives. Sigrid -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] with Subject: help
