On Wed, Mar 14, 2012 at 11:05 AM, Raphael Bircher <[email protected]> wrote: > Am 14.03.12 15:53, schrieb Donald Whytock: >> There's a site offering, supposedly, a version of OpenOffice called >> OpenOffice.fm: >> >> http://download.openoffice.fm/free/ >> >> No mention of Oracle or Apache in the licensing, though it does have a >> news blurb about OpenOffice joining Apache. >> >> FAQ and forum links point to openoffice.org. Links to the source for >> versions 3.3 and 3.2.1 point to openmirror.org; www.openmirror.org >> gives a webserver default page. >> >> Some of the fine print says the installer will present opt-ins for >> other software. I guess that's their business model. >> >> Haven't tried to download the source or binary. > What comfuse me is, that the installer is only 33 MB. So they have not > the original package for sure. But the site as is looks not as a bad > idea like download trap. I think we should contact them, and ask them > gently what they exactly want. >
If you look at the digital signature for that file it is really "DownloadAdmin". It is from Tightrope Interactive. That name might ring a bell. That was the company that tried (and failed) to register OpenOffice as a trademark in the US three days after Oracle said it was contributing OpenOffice to Apache. Tightrope was also the owner of the the OpenOffice.com website that was distributing similar ad-ware versions of OpenOffice.org. It looks like they've done similar things with other open source projects and have been to court at least once over their practices: http://www.scribd.com/doc/45478724/Geeknet-v-Tightrope-Answer-and-Counterclaims I'm not sure a "gentle reminder" will accomplish much here,considering they are notorious for this kind of thing. But I suppose that is the Apache Way. let's blow then kisses ;-) -Rob > Greetings Raphael
