On 10/28/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > actually supplying OpenOffice.org under their own banner? The name is > mentioned absolutely NOWHERE on the package or inside the box either, for > that matter. > Can they do that?
Yes. However, tehy are also supposed to do one of the following: * Provide complete source code witht he program; * Provide an address that will be valid for at least three years after the date of purchase, from which you can obtain a copy of the source code for no more than the cost of the media; > OpenOffice.org under their own banner, should we expect them to support the > product in the future with updates to the community at large? Yes. (The LGPL recommends that code changes be sent upstream for possible inclusion in new versions of the program. ) > And second, is there something that can be done to protest this clear abuse > of the general public license, to force Cosmi to acknowledge this fact? Only if the box or packaging does not specify that the program is distributed under the GNU LGPL, can anything be done from a legal POV. If they claim any license other than GNU LGPL, then they are in violation of copyright law. xan jonathon --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
