Re: [linuxiran] Crossover Office Wanted!

[Aryan Ameri]

On Thursday 20 November 2003 09:34, Arash Bijanzadeh wrote:
> On Thursday 20 November 2003 10:36, Arash Partow wrote:
> > yes it can, very very much so...
> > look at projects like cygwin and star-office....
>
> Donnu about cygwin but star-office was not GPLed. They can change the
> licence of future release but never can close a code that published
> as gpl, I believe.

You are correct my fellow.

Only that my SMTP server is not working now, and I can't send these 
messages to the list. So, they will all come suddenly to the list, at a 
time that perhaps the tread is already dead.

>
> > also i think you should read my previous reply:
> > >>No one said they would, all i said was that they can take back
> > >>the code that was ~"initially CR'ed and then GPL'ed"~.
> > >>Obviously they can't take back what the community had provided
> > >>after the GPL date.
> >
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> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Arash Bijanzadeh" <address@hidden>
> > To: "GNU/Linux in Iran" <address@hidden>
> > Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2003 5:24 PM
> > Subject: Re: [linuxiran] Crossover Office Wanted!
> >
> > On Wednesday 19 November 2003 17:54, Faridb wrote:
> > > Isn't that a little bit terrifying that they can get
> > > back their gpled software( imagine a day that
> > > openoffice defeats staroffice! )
> > >
> > > By the way ur answer didn't solve my purchase
> > > problem;)
> > >
> > > --- Arash Partow <address@hidden> wrote:
> > > > because the company codeweaver made the initial
> > > > version of wine and then branched it and gpl'ed that
> > > > branch, they have copyright over the original work
> > > > and derivative works excluding wine and any other
> > > > s/w they have gpl'ed which has been worked on after
> > > > they gpl'ed.
> > > >
> > > > However they have to right to withdraw their "own"
> > > > gpl'ed at anytime.
> >
> > WRONG!
> > a gpled code can never be closed.
> >
> > > > its the same issue with staroffice and openoffice.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > __________________________________________________
> > > > Be one who knows what they don't know,
> > > > Instead of being one who knows not what they don't
> > > > know,
> > > > Thinking they know everything about all things.
> > > > http://www.partow.net
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Faridb" <address@hidden>
> > > > To: "GNU/Linux in Iran" <address@hidden>
> > > > Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2003 1:02 AM
> > > > Subject: Re: [linuxiran] Crossover Office Wanted!
> > > >
> > > > > --- Zoup <address@hidden> wrote:
> > > > > > crossover is not free ;)
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --
> > > > > > It's a poor workman who blames his tools.
> > > > >
> > > > > I know it�> not free dude!
> > > > > But I need it so badly to convince some of my
> > > > > windoze-lover friends to migrate to this little
> > > >
> > > > cool
> > > >
> > > > > ...
> > > > > I couldn´t find it neither in p2p nor any other
> > > > > place!( maybe I didn´t search enough though!)
> > > > > But there must a linux software center in Tehran(
> > > >
> > > > at
> > > >
> > > > > least I hope so)
> > > > >
> > > > > By the way if it´s been derived from Wine , how
> > > >
> > > > come
> > > >
> > > > > it´s not open source?(correct me if I´m wrong)
> > > > >
> > > > >
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