Also it should have been a LGPL license instead since OOo is LGPL and not GPL.
-- Alexandro Colorado OpenOffice.org Community Contact // Mexico http://www.openoffice.org Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/jza Jabber: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Quoting Stefan Monnier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
Every time I install OO.org on Windows (does not happen on Debian), I get a license agreement prompt. The agreement is the GPL. The question is why is there GPL license for binary distribution of OpenOffice?The end user does NOT have to accept the GPL to be able to use the binaries. The GPL is only applicable to the use of the OpenOffice.Org source code or dynamic libraries.I think the proper way of having a GPL notice in OpenOffice installation process would be to state that OO binaries are free and that the source code of OO is available under a GPL license. It may even state the GPL license, but the end user should not have to agree (or disagree) to be able to install the software.GPL is only applicable to the developer/(re-)distributor. It is NOT an end-user license agreement (EULA).Thoughts?100% agreement. I think the installation program should even say something like "OpenOffice comes without any EULA so you do not need to agree to any license before being allowed to install and run this program. Additionally to those rights granted by the normal copyright laws, you can also modify and share copies of this program as long as you abide by the terms of the GNU LGPL". This is a very common problem in installation programs for (L)GPL applications, and I think the GNU project should try and make an effort to fix those cases (e.g. by drafting a standard text like the one I suggest above, writing a webpage about it and then sending notices pointing to this webpage to all the applications that fell into this trap). Stefan --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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