TomW wrote: > Jonathan Kaye wrote: >> Sandy Walker wrote: >> >> >>> I bid on a "Open Office 2007 Professional Edition"CD on ebay. When I >>> received my disc, it was a writable disc that the seller had burned the >>> program to. She stated in her description that it was new. I have not >>> loaded on my computer, or even put it into my computer. So, I don't know >>> if there is a license agreement with this program or not. What I want to >>> know, 'is it legal for her to burn copies of your program and sell them >>> on ebay?' If not I will report her to ebay. Please let me know. >>> >>> Sandy Walker >>> >>> >> Hi Sandy, >> There is no such thing as "Open Office 2007 Professional Edition". Either >> you have a bootlegged copy of MSOffice 2007. I have no idea whether it's >> legal or not but I suspect it's not. Or it's a renamed copy of >> Openoffice.org. If this is the case, there's good news and bad news. The >> good news is you don't have any legal issues. The bad news is that you >> bought something that's available at no charge (www.openoffice.org). >> Openoffice does not have a "professional edition" and its version are not >> numbered by year. (The current version is 2.3.1). >> Cheers, >> Jonathan >> >> > Jonathan: > > Sadly, In the world of ebay it does exist!!! > > "http://www.ioffer.com/i/38596071"; > > "http://cgi.ebay.com/Open-Office-Pro-2007-Instant-Download"; > > > TomW Hi Tom, Yes, I know. That's why I wrote: "Or it's a renamed copy of Openoffice.org." The OP was concerned about legal issues which is the question I addressed. Cheers, Jonathan Jonathan -- Registerd Linux user #445917 at http://counter.li.org/ Please do not send me copies of list mail. I read the lists. Thanks!
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