Here's BZ issue for the copyright statement update to 2013:

https://issues.apache.org/ooo/show_bug.cgi?id=122265

-Rob

On Thu, May 9, 2013 at 12:34 PM, Rob Weir <[email protected]> wrote:
> I wonder if we can make this be more rational?
>
> For example, the About box currently says: "Copyright © 2012 Apache
> Software Foundation.
> All rights reserved."
>
> That needs to be changed to 2013, right?
>
> It also says, "This product was created by Apache Software Foundation,
> based on Apache OpenOffice."
>
> That confuses me.  It probably confuses users as well.  Isn't this
> Apache OpenOffice?  Why are we saying "based on Apache OpenOffice" ?
> I wonder if we can simply remove that line altogether.
>
> (Also, the Splash Screen makes a similar odd statement: "Build
> contributed by member of the Apache OpenOffice community")
>
> Presumably these phrases came from earlier days when Sun or Oracle was
> credited as the "contributor" of the executable.   But I'm not sure
> the distinction is important any more.
>
> The new License button, however, is very nice, giving quick access to
> readme, license and notice.
>
> -Rob

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