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From: Dave Fisher <dave2wave@comcast.net>
Subject: Re: [DISCUSS]: content of the about dialog box
Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2011 09:00:29 -0600
To: "ooo-dev@incubator.apache.org" <ooo-dev@incubator.apache.org>


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On Nov 21, 2011, at 8:36 AM, Martin Hollmichel <martin.hollmichel@googlemail=
.com> wrote:

> On 11/18/11 2:14 PM, J=C3=BCrgen Schmidt wrote:
>> just stumbled over the about dialog box.
>>=20
>> Besides the logo on top + the name, version and build info the text box b=
elow contains
>>=20
>> ###
>> Copyright =C2=A9 2000, 2011 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights rese=
rved.
>> This product was created by Oracle, based on OpenOffice.org.
>> OpenOffice.org acknowledges all community members, especially those menti=
oned at
>> http://www.openoffice.org/welcome/credits.html.
>> ###
>>=20
>> We have to find a new text for this box. Any ideas!
> I just added for 3.3.1 version a trademark notice, I think this also shoul=
d make it in the 3.4 tree.
>=20
> but I also wondered on how "OpenOffice.org acknowledges ..." is now the ri=
ght term. Should it now read as "Apache ack..." ? or "$(VENDOR) ack..." ?
>>=20
>> And we still have the feature that when you press ctrl-s-d-t the dialog c=
ontent start scrolling to list a long list of names who have contributed to t=
his project ... I think this was always very much appreciated and should kee=
p it. Or does anything be against it or prevent it for whatever reason?
> In the past this was a duplication of work doing this for the about box pl=
us the website. =46rom my experience you will forget every release some impo=
rtant names, so I'd suggest to exchange tho long scrolling list to a link on=
 the web,

I think that the list of names cannot include the names of any individuals w=
ho paid any amount of money to put their name on that list.

Regards,
Dave


>>=20
>>=20
>> Juergen
> Martin
>=20