Re: Downloading extra copies
Tim Deaton <[email protected]> Wed, 21 Dec 2011 17:12:09 -0500
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------080607000008010105000102 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Also, you probably want to know this: The *LibreOffice* list that corresponds to [email protected] is [email protected]. The *LibreOffice* list gets a LOT more traffic these days. -- Tim ============================== On 12/21/2011 5:04 PM, Tim Deaton wrote: > *OpenOffice* (www.openoffice.org) and it's more-updated descendant > *LibreOffice* (www.libreoffice.org) are both free software no matter > how many copies you use. > > A little history might be in order: Sun Microsystems, which created > *OpenOffice*, was bought by Oracle 2 years ago. Oracle had little use > for *OpenOffice*, so most of those involved in its development created > a new group (The Document Foundation) and used the then-current > *OpenOffice* code as the starting point for *LibreOffice*. Since > then, *LibreOffice* has continued to develop while *OpenOffice* has > been in limbo. Oracle eventually gave the *OpenOffice* code and > trademark to the Apache Foundation, which will probably resume > development on *OpenOffice* in the near future. But as things stand > now, *LibreOffice* is the more up-to-date product. > -- Tim > ============================== > I know the plans I have for you: > Plans to prosper you and not to harm you; > Plans to give you hope and a future. > --- God (Jeremiah 29:11) > > On 12/20/2011 7:24 PM, Dennis Donohue wrote: >> Hello, >> I have open office on my computer and it is so good I put it on my >> wife's computer also. Unfortunately, her computer has just died. We >> will get her a new machine. Will we be able to download open office >> on her new machine? Even though this would mean we have downloaded 3 >> copies, we will actually only be using two, as one was killed when >> her old computer died. >> >> Your advice is much appreciated. >> >> Best, >> Dennis Donohue >> [email protected] -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] For additional commands send email to [email protected] with Subject: help --------------080607000008010105000102 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <meta content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1" http-equiv="Content-Type"> </head> <body bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000"> <font face="Consolas">Also, you probably want to know this: The <b>LibreOffice</b> list that corresponds to <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a> is <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>. The <b>LibreOffice</b> list gets a LOT more traffic these days.</font><br> <br> <pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">-- Tim ============================== </pre> <br> On 12/21/2011 5:04 PM, Tim Deaton wrote: <blockquote cite="mid:[email protected]" type="cite"> <meta content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1" http-equiv="Content-Type"> <title></title> <font face="Consolas"><b>OpenOffice</b> (<a moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.openoffice.org">www.openoffice.org</a>) and it's more-updated descendant <b>LibreOffice</b> (<a moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.libreoffice.org">www.libreoffice.org</a>) are both free software no matter how many copies you use.<br> <br> A little history might be in order: Sun Microsystems, which created <b>OpenOffice</b>, was bought by Oracle 2 years ago. Oracle had little use for <b>OpenOffice</b>, so most of those involved in its development created a new group (The Document Foundation) and used the then-current <b>OpenOffice</b> code as the starting point for <b>LibreOffice</b>. Since then, <b>LibreOffice</b> has continued to develop while <b>OpenOffice</b> has been in limbo. Oracle eventually gave the <b>OpenOffice</b> code and trademark to the Apache Foundation, which will probably resume development on <b>OpenOffice</b> in the near future. But as things stand now, <b>LibreOffice</b> is the more up-to-date product.</font><br> <pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">-- Tim ============================== I know the plans I have for you: Plans to prosper you and not to harm you; Plans to give you hope and a future. --- God (Jeremiah 29:11)</pre> <br> On 12/20/2011 7:24 PM, Dennis Donohue wrote: <blockquote cite="mid:[email protected]" type="cite">Hello, <div>I have open office on my computer and it is so good I put it on my wife's computer also. Unfortunately, her computer has just died. We will get her a new machine. Will we be able to download open office on her new machine? Even though this would mean we have downloaded 3 copies, we will actually only be using two, as one was killed when her old computer died.</div> <div><br> </div> <div>Your advice is much appreciated.</div> <div><br> </div> <div>Best,</div> <div>Dennis Donohue</div> <div><a moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></div> </blockquote> </blockquote> </body> </html> --------------080607000008010105000102--