Re: [tdf-discuss] Oracle copyright on LibreOffice ?

On 08/10/2010 18:09, jonathon wrote:
> On 10/08/2010 02:37 PM, Charles Marcus wrote:
>
> > > Copyright © 2000, 2010
> > > Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
> > > Don't think it's  correct, is it?
>
> > Its the very first beta being offered, it was inevitable some things wo
> uld be missed...
>
> > Unless - maybe legally the copyrights have to stay (hope not)?
>
> Technically, it needs to read
>
> <<  Copyright © 1999 StarOffice GmHz;
> Copyright © 2000 Sun INC,
> Copyright © 2001 Sun INC,
> Copyright © 2002 Sun INC,
> Copyright © 2003 Sun INC,
> Copyright © 2004 Sun INC,
> Copyright © 2005 Sun INC,
> Copyright © 2006 Sun INC,
> Copyright © 2007 Sun INC,
> Copyright © 2008 Sun INC,
> Copyright © 2009 Sun INC,
> Copyright © 2010 Oracle INC, Document Foundation, Novell Inc, and other
>
> affiliates.>>
>
> Only when one is 100% guaranteed that no code from a specific copyright
> holder is included, can the specific copyright holder be dropped from
> the list. (Looking at the source code, I can't tell what pre-dates 2000.)
>
>
> Note # 1: I've gotten the name of the German company wrong.  That needs
> to be replaced with the correct name;

It was Star Division, if I remember correctly.

Peter HB
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