On 26/11/14 21:04, Dale Erwin wrote: > That is NOT OpenOffice.
The confusing thing is that they call it "Professional Open Office Suite", "Professional Office Suite", "Open Office Suite", and "Open Office Suite 4.1.1". Between that, and the disclosures at the bottom of the page, the implication is that it is either Apache Open Office 4.1.1, or a very close derivative of it. >It is an ad for a Microsoft Office Suite. Further down on the page it states: «You will receive Open Office Suite on CD delivered by USPS First Class mail. ... All software programs on this CD-ROM are Open Source. The distribution of this software is allowed under the GNU LGPL.» That pretty much assures one that it is not Microsoft Office. Going down to the disclaimers, the implication is that what is being offered is Apache Open Office, even though the stated license (GNU LGPL) does not match the current license. >You should never have to buy Open Office. There are circumstances under which purchasing Open Office is a rational decision. To address the original poster's question, purchase of the CD is a reasonable action: * Data transfer limits; * Low throughput speeds; * Dirty network connections; * Installation on a computer that has no network connection, and SneakerNet is not a viable option; jonathon * English - detected * English * English <javascript:void(0);>
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