Hi :) The Steering Group are handling it. Charles Shulz taking lead/point/whatever if you excuse the games/films reference ;) Regards from Tom :)
________________________________ From: Benjamin Horst <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Fri, 24 June, 2011 14:31:21 Subject: Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Fw: [libreoffice-users] Steam Distribution Inquiry This could be a great channel to spread LibreOffice! Please let us know what you hear back from Mark at Valve Software. -Ben On Jun 24, 2011, at 7:46 AM, Tom Davies wrote: > Hi :) > The users list got an unusual email from a fairly vast organisation that is > primarily a vast distribution network. > > > A couple of people pointed them towards the marketing list but i think there >are > > other issues that might require a dialogue with the Steering Committee and/or > BoD and/or the Advisory Board. > > > I have included my verbose response to their initial enquiry but please skip > that and focus on their request at the bottom of this email. Two other > people > responded before me with RTFM type answers pointing them towards Marketing. > I > think we need to be more prepared next time but it's not really something > that > is easy to prepare for as it is unlikely to happen again. > > Regards from > Tom :) > > > > > ----- Forwarded Message ---- > From: Tom Davies <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Cc: [email protected] > Sent: Fri, 24 June, 2011 10:51:58 > Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Steam Distribution Inquiry > > > Hi :) > > I think the main people you need to contact are the Steering Committee > [email protected] > General discussions about other aspects of TDF are on a separate list > [email protected] > but the steering discuss is the more useful list for your needs i think. > > LibreOffice is released under copyleft agreements so you don't really need to > even ask permission to copy and distribute. There are a few caveats of >course. > > The original source code must be made available to anyone that wants it. > > > If you want to mirror the TDF download sites then this list might be helpful >for > > a quick result > [email protected] > > > Further Detail > If you make a profit then it would be best to give a percentage or just an > amount of that back to TDF. Steam personel can modify the code but licensing > and maintaining the result is tricky unless you choose the same copyleft > agreement as the original. Many organisations put resources (time, > personnel, > whatever) into TDF to develop code, documentation, translations and so on to >get > > some control over which issues are addressed in those areas. This will > happen > more although the individual volunteers base also grows rapidly and everyone > is > > treated equally within TDF as it is a meritocracy. Some organisations such > as > Google, RedHat, Novell and so on have put people on an advisory board that > advises the Steering Committee and the Board of Directors. Steam could > become >a > > full member at that level but it costs a bit and i am not sure about the > details. Again that is an issue for the Steering Committee > [email protected] > > > Side Issues > If you want to create Dvds to distribute then there are various 'localised' > versions available. I think the North American, German, Spanish, possibly > Brazilian 'localised' versions are already available but you could have > people > join in to help develop those or others. The marketting list is useful for >that > > and things such as the international magazine (developed originally by the > Brazilian Team) > [email protected] > As other people have already stated that might be a good place to deal with >most > > of the issues you asked about. Personally i think Steam are large enough to > have issues that the Steering Committee might be more helpful with > [email protected] > > Perhaps join the websites list to find out about whether TDF have torrenting > set-up. > > [email protected] > > If you would like to develop a UI, perhaps as an "add-on" (we call them > "Extensions") then the Design Team might be interested and might be keen to >help > > with the work > [email protected] > > > As you can see there are a lot of groups working at different aspects and it > just depends how quickly you want Steam to integrate into those areas to > maximise their usefulness to Steam. For a fast result i would talk to the > Mirrors group and then also join the Steering group list for discussions > about > expanding the potential for Steam. > > Good luck and regards from > Tom Davies > > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Mark Richardson <[email protected]> > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Sent: Thu, 23 June, 2011 18:27:13 > Subject: [libreoffice-users] Steam Distribution Inquiry > > Hello, > > We would like to discuss distributing LibreOffice through our worldwide > digital > > platform, Steam. We are a leader in video game distribution and service. We > are launching an application store in October and would like to include > LibreOffice. You can find us at Steampowered.com. > > We are a worldwide distributor with 30 million customers, in 22 languages, 21 > localized payment forms and 3 currencies. > > Let me know when you might have a chance to discuss. > > Sincerely, > Mark Richardson > [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > 425-952-2785 > > > -- > Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to [email protected] > In case of problems unsubscribing, write to [email protected] > Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette > List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ > All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted > -- > Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to [email protected] > Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette > List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/marketing/ > All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted Benjamin Horst [email protected] 646-464-2314 (Eastern) www.solidoffice.com -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to [email protected] Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/marketing/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to [email protected] Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/marketing/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
