Hi Nishant, Alex, all,
Nishant Prakash Kashyap schrieb:
On Sat, Jul 24, 2010 at 5:06 PM, Alex
Fisher<[email protected]>wrote:
Alex,
I hope you are good at English and can understand what i've
mentioned in *RED Colour*.
As you may know or not - most people read mailing list mails as text
mails and will not get your color codes.
That's not their fault, because it's reasonable to reduce the size of
mails for people not having broad bandwidth.
And it is a serious breach of manners ("nettiquette") to post HTML
email to a mailing list.
"Serious" might be a bit harsh, but the fact Alex mentions is valid. If
we don't provide a link to the "nettiquette" for our mailing lists at
the website, we should really do so.
My other question is "What red colour?".
I can't see the color too - even if I activated HTML coding. Probably
the mail server only lets the text mail parts through...
Oh yes. English id my native language, so don't be so offensive
"I hope you are good at English" is as offensive as "serious breach", so
I ask both of you to step back a bit, irrespective of the feeling of
just replying to an offensive mail. What we want to promote is
OpenOffice.org, not personal feelings and misinterpretation in a media
not being able to transport emotions.
[...]
Anyways, since your system does not support my versions of emails. I
will stop mailing.
This might or might not be the appropriate reaction - if I want to reach
someone, I try to do this in a way the addressee might read it.
I request you to send me the official link for
"nettiquette" that should be followed
http://www.openoffice.org/ml_guidelines.html
and link on how to use gmail to
send non HTML emails*
Just use the link "plain text" above the place you edit your reply
[http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=8260].
First of all you need to improve your distribution system and not
become blockake for someone who is willing to do the job for a
small fee.
Don't know what you mean: OpenOffice.org doesn't provide a distribution
system for physical media at all.
You may get links to download OOo in different languages, on several
ways (mirrors, P2P etc) or packages like the ISO, but for distribution
of CDs and DVDs we just provide links to a list of community
distributors who accepted to distribute OOo following the rules
described on our website.
You may be a ditributor, but you have no right to a) give anyone
"permission" to distribute,
And that's the only reason why Alex reacted the way he did - The only
one able to grant any permission is the creator or owner of the software.
You are a licensee, and the license grants you the right to distribute,
copy, modify etc the software as long as you follow the restrictions
mentioned there (like providing at least a link to the source code).
or b) actively solicit custom for your
own distribution setup. If, and only if, someone wishes to purchase
a CD, do you have any right to mention prices.
We don't want to start any competitiveness among the community
distributors.
Your mail might be misunderstood as you being the only one to provide
Mr. Joshy with the software he wants to distribute for free in India.
This is just wrong.
I think he wanted to become a community distributor as you are, so it
would be better to tell him how you got at the place you are now.
I suggest you re-read the post to which I responded. You have
overstepped the bounds.
*I never overstepped my limits, infact I was insulted, so had to
reply strictly and was never harsh or abusive. I dont know why you
are feeling so offended.
Perhaps you understand now.
Replying in a way as you were the licensor instead of being licensee can
not be supported by people trying to help OpenOffice.org to become the
most used office suite in the world.
Infact I should be the one who should be
angry, as it was indirectly pointed towards my integrity.* ** *The
points mentioned by you, (a) and (b) are contradictory to the
License Terms. I cannot go in minute details of License but as per my
understanding, everyone already have the right to distribute, so what
is wrong if it is mentioned again by me to someone.
See above: You can't grant any rights or permissions.
If you had written "You are granted the permission to distribute
OpenOffice.org by it's license", nobody would have objected to this part
of your message.
And in describing the way how to become Community Distributor instead of
trying to sell a CD or a DVD, you would just have got agreement by Alex...
Best regards
Bernhard
PS: Did anyone provide the OP with the information he needs?
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