As I understand it, if OOo desires to have its installerar certified, it must apply to a so-called «certification authority» (CA) for a certificate. I cannot see that this involves the payment of some sort of fee to Microsoft, as implied in Dave's letter. Am I in error here ? Does certification require the payment of fees to the CA, and in that case, how onerous are the fees involved ? Prior to voting for the issue to which Kirill provides a link, which otherwise seems like an obvious choice, I'd like to have a bit more information on this matter....
Henri 2007/4/16, Kirill S. Palagin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
By default Windows recognises about 20 certificate authorities, so it has nothing to do with MS. Some people need to focus less on our main competitor and more on our product, so that we can grow bigger than "MS haters" market niche. If anybody is interested in OO installer being signed please vote for http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=69032 > -----Original Message----- > From: Dave Barton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 5:18 AM > To: [email protected] > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [users] Concern > > -------- Original Message -------- > From: wilbur blackford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Mon 16 Apr 2007 07:58:59 EST > > > I recently tried to download your free openoffice program and a > > security warning popped up stating "This file does not have a valid > > digital signature that verifies its publisher. you should only run > > software from publishers you trust." Do you have a digital > signature. > > Also, does this program convert Lotus .123 extension files to excel? > > > > Thank you, > > > > W. Blackford > > You have no need for concern. Very few developers of open > source software are prepared to pay the Microsoft tax for > their digital certificates. Since millions of Windows users > have installed OOo > (OpenOffice.org) by ignoring this "M$ warning", with no ill > affects, you can confidently do the same. > > OOo will open Lotus .123 extension files and can save in > Excel .xls extension file format. However, I would recommend > that you maintain those files in the OOo OpenDocument default > format (International Standard ISO/IEC 26300:2006) and only > export/save copies in close propriety format when required. > > Hope this helps. > > Dave
