On Thu, May 3, 2012 at 4:09 PM, Wolf Halton <[email protected]> wrote:
> Nicely put, Rob. > +1 > > -Wolf > > http://sourcefreedom.com > Apache developer: > [email protected] > On May 3, 2012 3:50 PM, "Rob Weir" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Thu, May 3, 2012 at 1:34 PM, "Lola Broadhead" <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > Dear Sirs, > > > > > > I am writing to you from the UK. I am a user of the Open Office/Neo > > > Office software and I provide bespoke financial modelling and > > > spreadsheet training in the UK. > > > > > > > Hello Lola, > > > > > I am a new Business, but I have been recommending OO and know of at > > > least 15 people who have signed up and donated. However I am now > > > involved with a local government development agency and they are very > > > interested in recommending this to business and converting themselves. > > > > > > > OK. > > > > > So I have three enquiries for you ( I have tried to contact the media > > > office but no one replied) > > > > > > > Hmmm... Could you let us know what contact information you tried to > > use? It would be good to know if we have some outdated information on > > website. > > > > > Is there a best contact number/email for yourselves for larger > > > organisations, as the one I am working with would need 3000 licences? > > > > OpenOffice is open source software. So the license is free-of-charge > > and does not require any additional contract or permission from us. > > > > If the organization is using OpenOffice.org 3.3.0, then the license is > > the LGPL: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl.html > > > > And if they are using the new Apache OpenOffice 3.4 (which I would > > recommend) then the license is the Apache 2.0 license: > > http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html > > > > > Is there an guide level of donation per license? > > > > The Apache Software Foundation is a non-profit corporation with the > > charter of publishing free software for the public. We do not ask for > > or expect per-license donations. All of our work is done by a > > community of volunteers, who do the coding, testing, documentation, > > translations, website, marketing, etc. We need volunteers more than > > money. > > > > Of course we do welcome donations as well, and information on this > > can be found here: http://www.apache.org/foundation/contributing.html > > > > > Also Is there a possible tie in with my business as I plug your > > > product as a viable alternative to MOS, such as using your logo on my > > > website if my content meets your standards > > > > > > > Our trademark policy is here: > > http://incubator.apache.org/openofficeorg/trademarks.html > > > > Whether or not the logo could be used would depend on the overall > > context of use. If you have a specific proposal we can discuss more. > > > > > Many Thanks for your time > > > > > > > A pleasure to help. > > > > Regards, > > > > -Rob > > > > > > > > > > > Lola Broadhead > > > > > > Advanced Excel Specialist (MOS Expert) > > > Bespoke Excel > > > > > > Mobile: 07585 482 514 > > > Tel:01226 385605 > > > Skype: bespokeexcel > > >
