Hi Mary Jo,
(I copied you because I assume that you are not subscribed to the list
(and because I noticed that Dan did and I assume that he knows stuff
that I do not).
I just wanted to reiterate a few things.
First, the mailing lists is primarily populated with normal users.
Dan Lewis wrote:
On Thursday 13 July 2006 10:21 am, Mary Jo Cooper wrote:
Your web site was brought to my attention as I lost Microsoft Office when
my computer crashed. I use spread sheets and write letters. Some are
attached to e-mails.
How private is this?
Downloads are not tracked. In other words, you can download it and they
do not know that you did.
When you run OpenOffice.org (OOo) for the first time, it will ask if you
are registered. If you say Yes, then that is the end of it. If you say
No, and I want to register now, then a web browser will be opened, and
you can register as a user. The primary purpose for this allows the
people who care to be able to say things like "We have 1,332, 234
users". In other words, choosing to not register has no affect at all on
how OOo works on your computer or what you can do.
When I down load this, will you then be able to
search through my computer?
No. OOo has no reason to search your computer and as such, does not.
Well, it might search for a copy of Java, but that is only because it
uses Java if it is on your computer. If it finds Java, it is used, and
if not, then it is not and you can not use the stuff that requires Java.
If you do not know what Java is, do not worry about it for now.
Do I have to be on a mailing list?
No. If you want to post questions and recieve answers, you probably want
to join the mailing list, however. No requirement. I used OOo for years
before I finally joined a mailing list.
Do I have to pay you back
No.
Will I now be allowing pop-ups and spam?
No pop-ups and no spam. If you want email regarding OOo, then you need
to join a mailing list, but that is not spam.
It is possible that your email address could be revealed if you post to
an email mailing list, however because anyone who joins or searches the
list can see your email address.
what is my actual contract with you and do I have a choice of
how to 'pay' you or 'pay' you at all?
No contract and no reason to pay.
Sun, the primary backer of OOo provides a product based on the OOo
source code called StarOffice. You can purchase StarOffice if you want.
StarOffice is essentially OpenOffice.org with a few extras thrown in for
free. The primary extra that you recieve for StarOffice is that you have
technical support provided by Sun. This is very attractive, especially
to business customers that require/desire service contracts so that they
have guaranteed support. Although turn around time for support is very
fast on the mailling lists, some companies require this or they will not
use it.
By downloading your product, will I
have privacy for the work I do while using it?
You will still have privacy. OOo does not place any hooks into your data
of any sort.
Ironcially, when I needed to clean a Microsoft Word document, I
typically did this by loading it into OOo and then writing it out again.
My recommendation is that you download OOo, install OOo, try it, and see
if it meets your needs. If it does not, you can easily uninstall it and
that will be the end of it.
Have a fabulous day.
--
Andrew Pitonyak
My Macro Document: http://www.pitonyak.org/AndrewMacro.odt
My Book: http://www.hentzenwerke.com/catalog/oome.htm
Info: http://www.pitonyak.org/oo.php
See Also: http://documentation.openoffice.org/HOW_TO/index.html
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