On 11/27/07 3:31 PM, Frank Cox wrote:
On Tue, 27 Nov 2007 16:27:43 -0500
James Knott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
As I mentioned in another note, the OpenOffice site says you only have
to advise that the source is available at www.openoffice.org
Their position as described on that web page seems to be somewhat less
stringent than the GPL actually requires. As it's their program, I suppose
they are within their rights to "turn a blind eye" if they wish to.
OO.o uses the LGPL. This is from their website:
4. You may copy and distribute the Library (or a portion or
derivative of it, under Section 2) in object code or executable form
under the terms of Sections 1 and 2 above provided that you
accompany it with the complete corresponding machine-readable source
code, which must be distributed under the terms of Sections 1 and 2
above on a medium customarily used for software interchange.
If distribution of object code is made by offering access to copy
from a designated place, then offering equivalent access to copy the
source code from the same place satisfies the requirement to
distribute the source code, even though third parties are not
compelled to copy the source along with the object code.
http://www.openoffice.org/licenses/lgpl_license.html#SEC3
---------------------------------------------------------------------
To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
