Interesting - this post came through moderation, which means that the sender's email is not subscribed to the list. Yet he seems to have been able to read the replies....
Just a note - Spamassassin regularly classifies email sent for moderation, and does the spam filters used by both my ISP and Gmail. This one actually landed in the correct folder, which is the only reason I saw it. So everyone, please ensure that if you are subscribed to the list that you post from the same email address that you used to subscribe, otherwise there is a high probability that your emails won't make it to the list. As for the request to a...@marketing, see my reply to the other writer.... > Speaking of artwork usage permission, I haven't gotten a reply to that > (I've sent about two emails, I think) and it's been close to six months > since I sent the first one... I also haven't gotten a response to being > on the community distributors list, either... In about the same time > frame... > > On 4/22/2010 6:43 AM, Alex Fisher wrote: > > Hi Adam, > > > > (answers and comments interspersed, CC: OP as post was moderated) > > > >> Hi There > >> > >> I author the covermounted CD-ROM for BBC Who Do You Think You Are? > >> Magazine, a UK-based publication licensed from the BBC TV programme of > >> the same name and published monthly by BBC Magazines Bristol (a > >> subsidiary of Origin Publishing). > > > > We have heard of the programme here in the Antipodes :) > > > >> We regularly include tables of data and records on the disc, invariably > >> in PDF or HTML format, and we use these formats largely so that the > >> magazine readers can view the files using standard and > >> freely-downloadable applications. However we regularly have problems > >> with this approach because (as you probably know) once one starts > >> getting beyond a certain amount of data in a table (or similar) PDF and > >> HTML files become wholly inadequate and take wwwaaaayyyyy too long to > >> render etc. > > > > Oh yes :( > > > >> when the file is > >> opened. We had considered working around this by including Micro$oft's > >> free Excel Viewer and Access Runtime installers when necessary, but > >> these are Windows-only apps and so leave our Mac-based readers > >> high-and-dry. > > > > And don't forget the Linux users. A small but growing group, particularly > > now Mandriva and Ubuntu are pushing it. > > > >> And then it occurred to me - Open Office is the perfect solution - > > > > <Irish> It is indade it is it is....</Irish> (Sorry 'bout that - my > > grandparents were Irish and Scottish, and the Irish bursts forth from > > time to time...). > > > >> therefore: - What do we need to do in order to get a license to > >> distribute the Open Office installers on our cover-discs on those > >> occasions when it's required? - Would it be sufficient for me, as the > >> freelance disc author, to gain the license, or would the publishers have > >> to apply for it? > > > > In fact, no-one needs to "apply" for a license. OpenOffice.org (OO.o for > > short) is Open Source Software (OSS), licensed under the Limited General > > Public License (LGPL). If you want to read the full text of the license, > > you can find it at<http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl.html>, or just > > install OO.o and you'll find a copy in the installation folder. > > > > In essence, the LGPL allows distribution and/or sale of the software > > without restriction. It also allows modifications to the software. > > > > So really, all you need to do is to include the Windows and Mac > > installers on your CD, and you've automatically fulfilled your obligation > > to include a copy of the LGPL. > > > > To use our official logos and artwork (which can be found at > > <http://marketing.openoffice.org/art/>) you will need to apply for > > permission. That is done by sending an email > > to<[email protected]>. You should expect to get a reply > > eventually, but since the address is only monitored by one or two > > volunteers, it may take a while. But, provided you don't try to modify > > the logos, that permission will be granted, and it would be quite safe to > > proceed on that assumption. > > > > We also make available images for installation CDs. These can be > > downloaded > > from<http://distribution.openoffice.org/cdrom/iso_download.html>. You'll > > note thee are 4 images, only 3 (or possibly only 2) would really be of > > interest to you. I'd suggest that you either pop them onto a DVD or > > supply the Mac disk separately (although, if you scrap the Mac PPC > > installer, you might be able to fit the Windows and Mac installers on one > > CD, which you could then include on the cover). > > > >> Many thanks > >> Adam Crute > > > > Wishing you the best, > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > -- Alex Fisher Co-Lead, CD-ROM Project OpenOffice.org Marketing Community Contact Australia/New Zealand http://distribution.openoffice.org/cdrom/
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