Re: [users] Corporate Licensing

[James Knott]

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. I've often wondered why he keeps posting that nonsense.  If there is a contractual restriction between a company and some supplier, that is far beyond the scope of this list and jonathon's  posts can only serve to scare people away from OpenOffice. Jonathon, while I appreciate your concerns about legal problems, they have absolutely no place on this list.  Anyone whose job involves acquiring software for a company should already know what the issues are, if they are at all competent.  Any employee working in such a place should also be aware of company policy about installing other software.  You don't have to keep reminding the mail list about this.  Please stop! --