On Thu, 2011-04-21 at 19:05 +0200, M Henri Day wrote: > 2011/4/21 James Wilde <[email protected]> > > > Just got this message in my inbox. I wonder if sending him a note about > > LibO would be considered to be in breach of the comprehensive warning at the > > bottom. > > > > //James > > > > Begin forwarded message: > > > > > From: SAEED AHMED <[email protected]> > > > Date: April 20, 2011 15:34:31 GMT+02:00 > > > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > > > Subject: [users] Licensing Details > > > Reply-To: [email protected] > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > We are working and quoting for an upcoming a government opportunity, > > which intent to supply around 500 desktops. > > > > > > The suggested operating system would be Windows 7, and we would like to > > propose open office as an Office Suite for all the 500 desktops. > > > > > > Request to share the details on licensing in case of any. > > > > > > The Following components need to imply. > > > > > > 1. Full version and Perpetual use by client > > > 2. Patches and Support till the product is supported by > > Openoffice.Org > > > > > > Looking forward to hear from you. > > > > > > Thanks and Regards, > > > > > > Syed Saeed Ahmed, Senior Manager - IT Services and eGovernance, 3i > > Infotech Ltd. > > > Tel.Direct: + 91 22 39814534 | Mobile : + 91 9967014782 | Email: > > [email protected] | www.3i-infotech.com > > > > > > > > > > > > * 3i Infotech wins the "WorldBlu List of Most Democratic Workplaces 2010" > > Award > > > > > > * To file your Tax Returns just in minutes all you need is you > > > Visit www.taxsmile.com India's Premier tax filing portal. > > > > > > This e-mail message may contain confidential,proprietary or legally > > privileged information. It should not be used by anyone who is not the > > original intended recipient. If you have erroneously received this message, > > please delete it immediately and notify the sender. The recipient > > acknowledges that 3i Infotech or its subsidiaries and associated > > companies,(collectively "3i Infotech"), are unable to exercise control or > > ensure or guarantee the integrity of/over the contents of the information > > contained in e-mail transmissions and further acknowledges that any views > > expressed in this message are those of the individual sender and no binding > > nature of the message shall be implied or assumed unless the sender does so > > expressly with due authority of 3i Infotech. Before opening any attachments > > please check them for viruses and defects. > > > > Well, James, as I read that last paragraph above, Mr Ahmed requests those > who have «erroneously received» his posting to notify him in that event. > Thus I presume you are within your rights to contact him whether or no your > receipt of the posting can be considered erroneous. As the paragraph does > not explicitly prohibit mentioning LibO in sucjh a notification, I also > presume that you would be within your rights to do so. The above, of course, > with the caveat that I am hardly an expert in Indian, Singaporean, Thai, > Malaysian, or UK legal practices.... > > Henri
That's all well and good - but - contacting him is simply _wrong_ IMO. He asked a question on the OpenOffice.org users list, not LibreOffice. To forward such a message here was wrong and such actions should NOT be tolerated. Sincerely, Drew Jensen -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to [email protected] Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.documentfoundation.org/www/discuss/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
