Re: [users] Corporate Licensing

2007-11-15 Thread James Knott
Frank Cox wrote: On Wed, 14 Nov 2007 00:33:13 + jonathon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Before deployment have an attorney: I see that you're still working on your "full employment for lawyers" program. The simple fact of the matter is that OpenOffice is Free Software

Re: [users] Corporate Licensing

2007-11-15 Thread James Knott
Jim Hartley wrote: Yes, but ... He is being careful, in case OTHER SOFTWARE already on their computers has BOOBY-TRAPS in ITS license or EULA. OO is fine no matter what else you are running, But if your support contract with XYZ Consulting forbids installing anything not on their

Re: [users] Corporate Licensing

2007-11-15 Thread James Knott
jonathon wrote: James wrote: anyone whose job involves obtaining software for a company should know about such restrictions. The operative phrase here is "should know". The only prudent course is to have an attorney sit down and explain what each license and contract

Re: [users] Corporate Licensing

2007-11-15 Thread Richard Detwiler
James Knott wrote: jonathon wrote: James wrote: anyone whose job involves obtaining software for a company should know about such restrictions. The operative phrase here is should know. The only prudent course is to have an attorney sit down and explain what each license and contract

Re: [users] Corporate Licensing

2007-11-15 Thread jonathon
James wrote: anyone whose job involves obtaining software for a company should know about such restrictions. The operative phrase here is should know. The only prudent course is to have an attorney sit down and explain what each license and contract allows, and prohibits. And how these

Re: [users] Corporate Licensing

2007-11-15 Thread A.Muller
Would please everybody stop to haggle about this issue that has been on our screens for way too long ? After a while, nobody is interested any more. thank you Alberto Muller Richard Detwiler a écrit : James Knott wrote: jonathon wrote: James wrote: anyone whose job involves obtaining

Re: [users] Corporate Licensing

2007-11-14 Thread Jim Hartley
Yes, but ... He is being careful, in case OTHER SOFTWARE already on their computers has BOOBY-TRAPS in ITS license or EULA. OO is fine no matter what else you are running, But if your support contract with XYZ Consulting forbids installing anything not on their approved list you may be SOL.

Re: [users] Corporate Licensing

2007-11-14 Thread Frank Cox
On Wed, 14 Nov 2007 09:48:44 -0500 Jim Hartley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: He is being careful, in case OTHER SOFTWARE already on their computers has BOOBY-TRAPS in ITS license or EULA. OO is fine no matter what else you are running, But if your support contract with XYZ Consulting forbids

[users] Corporate Licensing

2007-11-13 Thread Vincent De Lucia
Good day, I would like to ask 2 things please: 1. Can we use OpenOffice in our corporate environment, +- 50 Users for free or is there some licensing costs? 2. Does OpenOffice work in a Microsoft Terminal Server Environment? Thank you in advance Vincent No virus found in this outgoing

Re: [users] Corporate Licensing

2007-11-13 Thread Alan Boba
On Nov 12, 2007 6:54 AM, Vincent De Lucia [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Good day, I would like to ask 2 things please: 1. Can we use OpenOffice in our corporate environment, +- 50 Users for free or is there some licensing costs? 2. Does OpenOffice work in a Microsoft Terminal Server Environment?

Re: [users] Corporate Licensing

2007-11-13 Thread jonathon
On Nov 12, 2007 11:54 AM, Vincent De Lucie wrote: 1. Can we use OpenOffice in our corporate environment, +- 50 Users for free or is there some licensing costs? 1: Legal Issues OOo is distributed under the GNU LESSER GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE Version 2.1, February 1999. As such,one can: *

Re: [users] Corporate Licensing

2007-11-13 Thread Frank Cox
On Wed, 14 Nov 2007 00:33:13 + jonathon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Before deployment have an attorney: I see that you're still working on your full employment for lawyers program. The simple fact of the matter is that OpenOffice is Free Software as defined by the Free Software Foundation.