On Wed, 11 Jul 2007 21:27:31 +0100 Chris Monahan wrote: > First of all this site is AFAIK flogging exactly the same stuff as you > can dload from openoffice.org, if not worse since it's probably an > older version >
So are all these distributors. > But this website doesn't acknowledge the makers of openoffice, or > satisfy any of the source code requirements of the LGPL (assuming that > they are the same as the GPL) not to mention probably a trading > standards violation (they promise 100% MSO compatibility). The site is > probably ilegal in some way. > > Not to mention it does harm to the openoffice name for these kindof > con-artists to be operating. Some of the distributors do charge more than reasonable. But anyone selling does have the right to charge for the copying, blank disc, and freight. Not only that but i beleive people are quite free under the licence to charge others for the program itself. Freedom in Open Source Software refers more to the freedom to alter the source code yourself than to free price. It comes down to a case of Caveat Emptor (buyer beware). Some find that buying the program is much easier than downloading over a rural dialup link. It is just a matter of finding a CD-ROM retailer that they feel comfortable with. In the vast majority of cases you are not buying any support from the vendor/distributor with the CD. -- Michael Linux: The OS people choose without $200,000,000 of persuasion. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
