On Thu, 12 Jul 2007 08:57:26 +1200 Michael Adams wrote: > 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.
whoops http://distribution.openoffice.org/cdrom/ > > > 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] -- 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]
