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.
I remember back when I was at IBM when Linux was still fairly new. We
wanted to download a copy and install it on a spare machine, just to try
it. We were told no unless we had legal review and approve the license
(a damn near impossible task). But then we discovered that Puborder (the
official internal way to get manuals and books) had one of those "All
About Linux" type books with a CD in the back. THAT version was OK since
it had come in through legal channels. Lawyers!!!
Jim Hartley
Frank Cox wrote:
On Wed, 14 Nov 2007 00:33:13 +0000
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. The General Public License is written in a
manner that is easy for anyone to understand; you do not need legal training to
do so. There are also many resources available on the Free Software
Foundation's website (http://www.fsf.org) that explain every nuance and detail
of the General Public License.
In the vast, vast, vast majority of situations, there is no need for a
prospective user of OpenOffice to consult a lawyer or legal team -- everything
that you need to know is pretty much completely available and understandable.
--
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