Dear Chris, I have had a look at the website that you quote : www.cdearth.com and as far as OpenOffice.org are concerned, they do not appear to be 'breaking any rules'. Under the terms of the GNU Lesser license for OpenOffice.org anyone may copy and distribute the same.
It IS permissible to make a charge to cover production & mailing costs etc. and this does vary. ------------------------------------------------------------------ The following is my PERSONAL COMMENT : If you look at their write up on the main page,they are stating that they will give you a copy of OpenOffice, and one other product free as an incentive to join their software club. As these goods would probably be sent to you from the USA - or at least 'Offshore' -they appear to be charging a price that combines production costs and carriage, not 'selling' them. Just at the end of the descriptive paragraph below the 'Get free cd' button, have you clicked the word Details, and read this? I would humbly suggest that you Send them a FINAL reminder that you wish to cancel, giving them 7 days to respond,and save a copy of the same. If you do not hear from them, then print a copy of the 'details' from the site, along with all other correspondence, and mail this to your credit card supplier, who should be able to block further payments on your behalf. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ There are plenty of Distributors of OpenOffice.org in the UK (including myself) who will gladly assist you with supplies if necessary. Regards Andy Shiels
