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

2011/4/21 drew <drew@baseanswers.com>

> 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.
> > > > Tel.Direct: + 91 22 39814534 | Mobile : + 91 9967014782 | Email:
> > > saeed.ahmed@3i-infotech.com | www.3i-infotech.com
> > > > * 3i Infotech wins the "WorldBlu List of Most Democratic Workplaces
> 2010"
> > > Award
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> > > >    Visit www.taxsmile.com India's Premier tax filing portal.
> > > >
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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

«It is not best that we should all think alike; it is a *difference of
opinion* that *makes horse races*.»

Henri

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