Re: [tdf-discuss] Fwd: [users] Licensing Details

On Thu, 2011-04-21 at 19:05 +0200, M Henri Day wrote:
> 2011/4/21 James Wilde <james.wilde@sunde-wilde.com>
>
> > Just got this message in my inbox.  I wonder if sending him a note about
> > LibO would be considered to be in breach of the comprehensive warning at the
> > bottom.
> >
> > //James
> >
> > Begin forwarded message:
> >
> > > From: SAEED AHMED <SAEED.AHMED@3i-infotech.com>
> > > Date: April 20, 2011 15:34:31 GMT+02:00
> > > To: "users@openoffice.org" <users@openoffice.org>
> > > Subject: [users] Licensing Details
> > > Reply-To: users@openoffice.org
> > >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > We are working and quoting for an upcoming a government opportunity,
> > which intent to supply around 500 desktops.
> > > The suggested operating system would be Windows 7, and we would like to
> > propose open office as an Office Suite for all the 500 desktops.
> > > Request to share the details on licensing in case of any.
> > >
> > > The Following components need to imply.
> > >
> > > 1.       Full version  and Perpetual use by client
> > > 2.       Patches and Support till the product is supported by
> > Openoffice.Org
> > > Looking forward to hear from you.
> > >
> > > Thanks and  Regards,
> > >
> > > Syed Saeed Ahmed, Senior Manager - IT Services and eGovernance, 3i
> > Infotech Ltd.
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> > saeed.ahmed@3i-infotech.com | www.3i-infotech.com
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>
> Well, James, as I read that last paragraph above, Mr Ahmed requests those
> who have «erroneously received» his posting to notify him in that event.
> Thus I presume you are within your rights to contact him whether or no your
> receipt of the posting can be considered erroneous. As the paragraph does
> not explicitly prohibit mentioning LibO in sucjh a notification, I also
> presume that you would be within your rights to do so. The above, of course,
> with the caveat that I am hardly an expert in Indian, Singaporean, Thai,
> Malaysian, or UK legal practices....
>
> Henri


That's all well and good - but - contacting him is simply _wrong_ IMO.

He asked a question on the OpenOffice.org users list, not LibreOffice. 

To forward such a message here was wrong and such actions should NOT be
tolerated.

Sincerely,

Drew Jensen


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