Comments on: OpenOffice.Org 2.4 Coming Shortly, Should ODF Come to LSB? http://techrights.org/2008/03/27/openofficeorg-24-odf-lsb/ Free Software Sentry – watching and reporting maneuvers of those threatened by software freedom Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:00:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Roy Schestowitz http://techrights.org/2008/03/27/openofficeorg-24-odf-lsb/comment-page-1/#comment-7249 Roy Schestowitz Thu, 27 Mar 2008 17:19:34 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2008/03/27/openofficeorg-24-odf-lsb/#comment-7249 Or even to /count/ the patents. :-) Or even to /count/ the patents. :-)

]]> By: DOUGman http://techrights.org/2008/03/27/openofficeorg-24-odf-lsb/comment-page-1/#comment-7244 DOUGman Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:42:44 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2008/03/27/openofficeorg-24-odf-lsb/#comment-7244 ...At last year's OSBC Microsoft patents attorney Jim Markwith justified the reason not to publish the claimed patents saying it was "administratively impossible". Then on the obverse, it should be "administratively impossible" to retroactively obtain protection monies for fairy tales. D. …At last year’s OSBC Microsoft patents attorney Jim Markwith justified the reason not to publish the claimed patents saying it was “administratively impossible”.

Then on the obverse, it should be “administratively impossible” to retroactively obtain protection monies for fairy tales.

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]]> By: Roy Schestowitz http://techrights.org/2008/03/27/openofficeorg-24-odf-lsb/comment-page-1/#comment-7224 Roy Schestowitz Thu, 27 Mar 2008 12:08:45 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2008/03/27/openofficeorg-24-odf-lsb/#comment-7224 IANAL and I don't know for a fact. However, I've been finding some annoying stuff. A reader sent me <a href="http://www.regdeveloper.co.uk/2008/03/27/microsoft_brad_smith_patents_royalties/" rel="nofollow">this</a> just moments ago, so it seems abundantly clear that Microsoft must be stopped from deciding the law. Novell will help Microsoft, by deeds. IANAL and I don’t know for a fact. However, I’ve been finding some annoying stuff. A reader sent me this just moments ago, so it seems abundantly clear that Microsoft must be stopped from deciding the law. Novell will help Microsoft, by deeds.

]]> By: Gopal http://techrights.org/2008/03/27/openofficeorg-24-odf-lsb/comment-page-1/#comment-7221 Gopal Thu, 27 Mar 2008 10:56:16 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2008/03/27/openofficeorg-24-odf-lsb/#comment-7221 Novell and Michael Meeks seem to have no issues with OpenOffice moving to LGPLv3. see link http://www.gnome.org/~michael/activity.html#2008-03-06 I am more curious about what happens to StarOffice. When OOo3.0 moves to LGPv3 what happens to StarOffice which is protected by the patent covenant agreement of 2004 betn Sun and MS. As I understand OpenOffice and StarOffice share the same code base so will MS pull out of the agreement ? Novell and Michael Meeks seem to have no issues with OpenOffice moving to LGPLv3. see link http://www.gnome.org/~michael/activity.html#2008-03-06

I am more curious about what happens to StarOffice. When OOo3.0 moves to LGPv3 what happens to StarOffice which is protected by the patent covenant agreement of 2004 betn Sun and MS. As I understand OpenOffice and StarOffice share the same code base so will MS pull out of the agreement ?

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