On 11/30/05, Rigel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I thought there was a clause even in Open Source property, that unless it > is > changed sufficiently that they have to recognize during selling or > re-distribution how the majority of the application is supported, or what > it's based on. No? I mean... Are they scott free?
Rigel, First of all, ThinkFree Office isn't at all based on OpenOffice.org. There is no reason to think that it is, other than some similiar names. Second of all, there is no such clause in any open source liscense I've ever read. Read the GPL some time, and let me know where that clause is. OOo is under the LGPL, which is even more liberal than the GPL. Anyone can change the name of OpenOffice.org to whatever they want, and sell it for whatever price they want. They don't have to acknowledge OOo in anyway, legally. It is surely appreciated, of course, but not legally necessary. -- - Chad Smith http://www.gimpshop.net/ Because everyone loves free software!
