Re: Downloading extra copies
Dave Fisher <[email protected]> Wed, 21 Dec 2011 16:28:33 -0800
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--Apple-Mail-1355-461646209 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii On Dec 21, 2011, at 2:04 PM, Tim Deaton wrote: > OpenOffice (www.openoffice.org) and it's more-updated descendant LibreOff= ice (www.libreoffice.org) are both free software no matter how many copies = you use. >=20 > A little history might be in order: Sun Microsystems, which created OpenO= ffice, was bought by Oracle 2 years ago. Oracle had little use for OpenOff= ice, so most of those involved in its development created a new group (The = Document Foundation) and used the then-current OpenOffice code as the start= ing point for LibreOffice. Since then, LibreOffice has continued to develo= p while OpenOffice has been in limbo. Oracle eventually gave the OpenOffic= e code and trademark to the Apache Foundation, which will probably resume d= evelopment on OpenOffice in the near future. There is no "probably resume" about it. The Apache OpenOffice.org (incubati= ng) project has been very busy since June when Oracle's donation was accept= ed. Development, IP clearance, and Infrastructure migration has been ongoing fo= r the past 6 months at the Apache Software Foundation. Nightly builds are n= ow happening. If you go to the OOo Bugzilla, Wiki or Forums those are ALL on Apache hoste= d hardware. www.openoffice.org will be soon too. There is a users list - [email protected] . Please j= oin us there. To follow development - [email protected] . Quite acti= ve. To follow project commits - [email protected] . For announcements - [email protected] . New, non-= postable. Regards, Dave > But as things stand now, LibreOffice is the more up-to-date product. > -- Tim > =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D > I know the plans I have for you:=20 > Plans to prosper you and not to harm you; > Plans to give you hope and a future. > --- God (Jeremiah 29:11) >=20 > On 12/20/2011 7:24 PM, Dennis Donohue wrote: >>=20 >> 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 h= er a new machine. Will we be able to download open office on her new machi= ne? Even though this would mean we have downloaded 3 copies, we will actua= lly only be using two, as one was killed when her old computer died. >>=20 >> Your advice is much appreciated. >>=20 >> Best, >> Dennis Donohue >> [email protected] --=20 ----------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] For additional commands send email to [email protected] with Subject: help --Apple-Mail-1355-461646209 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii <html><head></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode:= space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><br><div><div>On Dec 21, 2= 011, at 2:04 PM, Tim Deaton wrote:</div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newl= ine"><blockquote type=3D"cite"> =20=20 <meta content=3D"text/html; charset=3DISO-8859-1" http-equiv=3D"Content= -Type"> <title></title> =20=20 <div bgcolor=3D"#ffffff" text=3D"#000000"> <font face=3D"Consolas"><b>OpenOffice</b> (<a class=3D"moz-txt-link-abb= reviated" href=3D"http://www.openoffice.org/">www.openoffice.org</a>) and it's more-updated descendant <b>LibreOffice</b> (<a class=3D"moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href=3D"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>Libre= Office</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.</font></div></bl= ockquote><div><br></div><div>There is no "probably resume" about it. The Ap= ache <a href=3D"http://OpenOffice.org">OpenOffice.org</a> (incubating) proj= ect has been very busy since June when Oracle's donation was accepted.</div= ><div><br></div><div>Development, IP clearance, and Infrastructure migratio= n has been ongoing for the past 6 months at the Apache Software Foundation.= Nightly builds are now happening.</div><div><br></div><div>If you go to th= e OOo Bugzilla, Wiki or Forums those are ALL on Apache hosted hardware. <a = href=3D"http://www.openoffice.org">www.openoffice.org</a> will be soon too.= </div><div><br></div><div>There is a users list - <a href=3D"mailto:ooo-use= [email protected]">[email protected]= </a> . Please join us there.</div><div><br></div><div>To follow development= - <a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">ooo-dev-subscr= [email protected]</a> . Quite active.</div><div><br></div><div>To fo= llow project commits - <a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]= ache.org">[email protected]</a> .</div><div><br></= div><div>For announcements - <a href=3D"mailto:ooo-announce-subscribe@incub= ator.apache.org">[email protected]</a> . New, non= -postable.</div><div><br></div><div>Regards,</div><div>Dave</div><br><block= quote type=3D"cite"><div bgcolor=3D"#ffffff" text=3D"#000000"><font face=3D= "Consolas"> But as things stand now, <b>LibreOffice</b> is the more up-to-date product.</font><br> <pre class=3D"moz-signature" cols=3D"72">-- Tim =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D I know the plans I have for you:=20 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=3D"mid:[email protected]" type=3D"cite">H= ello, <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 ab= le to download open office on her new machine? Even though this wou= ld 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 class=3D"moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href=3D"mailto:dwdonohue@s= haw.ca">[email protected]</a></div> </blockquote> </div> </blockquote></div><br></body></html>= --Apple-Mail-1355-461646209--