Hi Andrew,
I believe that your first question would be better answered by an
OpenOffice.org official, but to the best of my understanding, as long as
you are complying with GPL Version 2 license *plus* you are not
modifying the OOo logos in any way, you are OK.
Regarding your excellent suggestion (markting OOo CDs in
college/university stores), OpenOffice.org does not sell CDs directly.
Instead, it relies on a network of distributors like you and me. We are
too small to even attempt to compete with the marketing power of
Microsoft. IMHO, the only chance for OOo CDs to gain acceptance in those
university stores is if the copyright owner of OOo, Sun Microsystems,
markets them using its marketing power.
Daniel
Andrew Beeman wrote:
To whom it may concern,
I am interested in two things. First I run a technology consulting company,
I end up recovering a lot of systems. Generally people forget to give me
their Office disks so in the process of recovering their data I usually
install Open Office so they can have access to their files while they are
looking to find their Office Disks. A few have even made the switch
entirely. If they ask I usually give them the installer for the most recent
stable version on a USB drive if they want something to keep their software
or if they are still on dial up. I want to make sure that I am not doing
anything I am not suppose to.
Also I was wondering if you have any programs with colleges to distribute
your software. Arizona State University (the school I am attending) has a
computer store that sells software at academic prices to students. I think
it would be an impressively good marketing technique to put a thumb drive or
CD of Open Office next to Microsoft's software suites for free or under $10
to expose students to your software. What students learn to use in school
is generally what they like using for the rest of their careers. Getting
your foot in the door so to speak could drastically increase
your distribution at a grass roots level. This could also be marketed to
the schools by allowing them advertise that they support Open Software
development something that could potentially dive more students to their
campus's. Please let me know if I could help in any way in getting such a
program started or in supporting a program that is currently in place.
Thank you.
Andrew J Beeman
Mandroo Technologies
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http://www.mandroo.com
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