Twayne wrote:
>>   The Open Office software is not intended to be distributed by any third
>> party unless that party is willing to take on the care and support of the
>> issues involved,

Richard Detwiler:
> Is this correct? This is the first I heard that if I give or sell OpenOffice
> to someone, then I am responsible for providing support to that person.

I don't think Twayne was implying any legal obligation, more a moral
one. "is not intended" does not mean the same as "is forbidden to be".
If I write some free software and give it away, I am not intending
that people should sell it and not offer any added value for the sale.
That doesn't mean it's forbidden, just that it isn't what I'd ideally
like.

It looks like quite a few people are posting on this list having
purchased OOo and are getting nothing of additional value for the
money that they have shelled out. Sorry, folks, looks like someone
ripped you off by selling you something that should be free. Please
don't take it out on us, we're just a user group. We'll help you - for
free - just as much as we'd help anyone that downloaded it and paid
nothing.

Phil Hibbs.
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