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Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2014 20:01:52 -0600
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Subject: Re: Permission to use Firefox Browser
From: Rob Weir <robweir@apache.org>
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On Mon, Apr 7, 2014 at 7:50 PM, Dave Barton <db@tasit.net> wrote:
> -------- Original Message --------
> From: Administrator <admin@bankaltim.co.id>
> To: users@openoffice.apache.org
> Date: Tue, 08 Apr 2014 09:27:45 +0800
>
>> Dear Open Office,
>>
>> BPD Kaltim is one of Region Bank in Indonesia, our central office located at
>> Samarinda,  East Borneo. We have tested Open Office Program as alternative
>> program for documents edit, as a result Open Office Program was the most
>> compatibilty at client or server computers. We have plan to use Open Office
>> Program as Program for  documents editfor our client and server pc. Trough
>> this email we would like to ask Open Office Program permission to use Open
>> Office  Program as default program for documents editin our company to
>> fulfill our IT Risk Regulation. Thank you for your consideration, we look
>> forward to hearing from you soon.
>>
>> Regard,
>> INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND ACCOUNTING DIVISION
>>  BANK PEMBANGUNAN DAERAH KALTIMANTAN TIMUR
>>  Phone : +62 541 735500 ext 311 & 314 ||
>> Email: admin@bankaltim.co.id
>> Website: http://www.bankaltim.co.id [http://www.bankaltim.co.id/]
>
> Your subject line is misleading, because the Firefox web browser is
> developed by the Mozilla Foundation not the Apache Software Foundation.
>
> You do NOT require any permission to use the Apache OpenOffice software.
> Please see the Apache License, Version 2.0 details here:
> http://www.openoffice.org/license.html and a more general overview here:
> http://www.openoffice.org/why/index.html
>

That  is certainly how it feels to users, that they don't need
permission to use OpenOffice.  But a more correct way to say it is
that the Apache License gives the permission to everyone, and that no
*additional* permission is needed.  Any time you copy a creative work
(beyond "fair use") you need permission.  But with open source
software the permission, instead of being negotiated or sold, is given
at no cost to all and described in an open source license.  But it is
still permission.

The complication comes from companies performing audits of their
internal business controls, and trying to ascertain whether they are
legitimately using the software they are using.  They might only be
familiar with commercial licensing terms.  In those case I like to
point them to the license, since that is the statement of their
permissions.

Regards,

-Rob


> Please note that only genuine security issues should be posted to the
> private security@openoffice.apache.org address.
>
> Regards
> Dave
>
>
>
>
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