So if I don't use OpenOffice.org in the listing or on the CD (and I provide a copy of the source) I can sell it without your permission? Can I call it then any name I want (that is not a trademark)? For example, "Closed Office"?
Alternatively, it may be better to just get a permission and use your trademark and logo but what does it entail? The link you provided says: "If you wish to sell CDROMs of OpenOffice.org, we ask that you contact us; if you wish to use our graphics or any text found on www.openoffice.org, you must obtain our permission. Upon being contacted, we will review your site and, if it passes review, add you to our list of CDROM distributors (http://distribution.openoffice.org/cdrom/<http://distribution.openoffice.org/cdrom/>). Being so added will help your marketing. You will also be free then to list your site with EBay." So my questions are: 1. Regarding "contact us": where do I send my request email? Is it a specific person's email address? or is just a public posting on this mailing list? 2. What if I don't have a site? How can it pass a review if I don't have a site? 3. If I build a site, what is your criteria for passing review? In other words, what should I be putting there so that you give me your permission? Thanks, David Convengo On Sat, May 10, 2008 at 4:35 PM, Andy Shiels <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Further to earlier e-mail, below is clarification from OO.org's Lead of > Distribution(John McCreesh). > > > > > Our notes for people wanting to sell on eBay are here: > http://distribution.openoffice.org/ebay_page.html > > David is right: the LGPL allows people to distribute the software as > long as they provide a copy of the source. However, what they cannot do > is use the registered trade mark OpenOffice.org without our permission. > > Hope this helps > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
