Re: [tdf-discuss] Re: Mac App Store

Mirek LO is a separate entity from Oracle, they just forked OOo and are 
taking it down a different bath with a different name.

On 1/12/11 3:49 PM, Mirek M. wrote:
> 2011/1/12 Jonathan Aquilina<eagles051387@gmail.com>
>
> > Why not license it under an appropriate license that would allow us to put
> > it in the app store? would that mean we would need to remove the GPL or can
> > it be dual licensed to go on the app store?
>
> I'm no expert, but as I understand it, LibreOffice is licensed under the
> LGPL, which should allow it to be used with DRM (whereas VLC was GPL).
> In order for LibreOffice to change its license, it would need to get an OK
> from all its contributors, including Oracle, which is not too likely to
> happen IMHO. But I don't think that's necessary in this case.
>
> > On 01/08/2011 01:46 PM, Charles.h.Schulz wrote:
> >
> > >   Ben,
> > >
> > >
> > > To be frank I would be very tempted by the Mac App Store. We would gain a
> > > lot of traction and perhaps revenue. I read the links you provided with
> > > attention but what I can gather is somewhat controversial or at least would
> > > require some sort of legal workaround. Let me explain what I see:
> > > - FSF thinks the Mac App Store policies are in contraddiction with the GPL
> > > and points to specific clauses in it.
> > > - the neat and clean way to do this is to relicense the software
> > > completely. We cannot do this -one of the reasons is that we don't want a
> > > copyright assignment- but even if we had one we would still be hindered by
> > > the Oracle copyright in it.
> > >
> > >
> > > Last but not least, at this Westnoth is in conflict with the FSF. I
> > > usually consider myself a free and independent thinking person but I also
> > > know that the FSF is our friend. We talk to them. Why making ennemies?
> > >
> > >
> > > Just my 2 euro cents,
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