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Re: Why distrust M$, but trust Sun?
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Rick |
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Re: Why distrust M$, but trust Sun? |
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Sat, 28 Jul 2007 12:26:17 -0000 |
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On Fri, 27 Jul 2007 14:55:08 +0200, Alexander Terekhov wrote:
> Tim Smith wrote:
>>
>> On 2007-07-26, spike1@freenet.co.uk <spike1@freenet.co.uk> wrote:
>> > And besides, open office might've been initially released by sun but
>> > it is independent of them. Open.Office.org develop open office.
>>
>> It's still managed by people from Sun, and they contribute most of the
>> code.
>
> More to the point:
>
> http://contributing.openoffice.org/programming.html
>
> "How to submit code to OpenOffice.org
>
> We ask that all code submitted to OpenOffice.org be submitted via Issue
> Tracker. In your submission please list "Issue Type" as PATCH. Your code
> will be sent to the committer for the appropriate project.
>
> 1. Submit a filled-out copy of the Joint Copyright Assignment form
> (JCA); we have a PDF version you may print out. We explain our reasons
> for requiring the JCA in the Licensing FAQ. The FAQ further explain the
> use and advantages of using this license.
>
> 2. In order for your code to be committed to the source tree:
>
> a. Your Joint Copyright Assignment form must have been received.
> This Assignment covers all submissions of code."
>
> http://www.openoffice.org/licenses/jca.pdf
>
> "OpenOffice.org Open Source Project
> Joint Copyright Assignment by Contributor To Sun Microsystems, Inc.
> ("Sun")
>
> [...]
>
> Contributor hereby assigns to Sun joint ownership in all worldwide
> common law and statutory rights associated with the copyrights,
> copyright application, copyright registration and moral rights in the
> Contribution to the extent allowable under applicable local laws and
> copyright conventions. Contributor agrees that this assignment may be
> submitted by Sun to register a copyright in the Contribution."
>
> regards,
> alexander.
Yes, copyrights are assigned to Sun, but OO.o and all submissions use the
LGPL.
--
Rick
- Re: Why distrust M$, but trust Sun?, (continued)
- Re: Why distrust M$, but trust Sun?, Jeremy Fisher, 2007/07/26
- Re: Why distrust M$, but trust Sun?, spike1, 2007/07/26
- Re: Why distrust M$, but trust Sun?, Roy Schestowitz, 2007/07/26
- Re: Why distrust M$, but trust Sun?, Tim Smith, 2007/07/26
- Re: Why distrust M$, but trust Sun?, Alexander Terekhov, 2007/07/27
- Re: Why distrust M$, but trust Sun?, Tim Smith, 2007/07/27
- Re: Why distrust M$, but trust Sun?, graeme, 2007/07/28
- Re: Why distrust M$, but trust Sun?, Hadron, 2007/07/28
- Re: Why distrust M$, but trust Sun?, Rick, 2007/07/28
- Re: Why distrust M$, but trust Sun?,
Rick <=
- Re: Why distrust M$, but trust Sun?, Tim Smith, 2007/07/28