Issue 16312 - OpenOffice.org zip file does not appear license compliant for people to pass on to others.
Summary: OpenOffice.org zip file does not appear license compliant for people to pass ...
Status: CLOSED IRREPRODUCIBLE
Alias: None
Product: distribution
Classification: Infrastructure
Component: www (show other issues)
Version: current
Hardware: PC Windows XP
: P3 Trivial
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Assignee: issues@distribution
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Reported: 2003-07-02 04:01 UTC by kelvine
Modified: 2005-03-03 12:29 UTC (History)
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Issue Type: DEFECT
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Description kelvine 2003-07-02 04:01:52 UTC
Hi,

I could be completely wrong here as I am not a legal person.

However, if I want to copy and pass on the executable for OpenOffice.org it 
appears the zip file does not comply with the license requirements for this to 
be done.

As best I can understand the following need to be added to the zip file:

- The licenses under which OpenOffice.org operates
- A link to the source code

I feel the OpenOffice.org binary should be fully self contained so that it can 
be passed on to others without any additional work.

If I am wrong about this, it would be appreciated if someone could show me in 
the documentation that this is not required in for an unmodified executable.

If I am correct then everyone passing copies on to others will generally be 
breaching the license conditions and that is not a good state of affairs.

Thanks

Kelvin
Comment 1 settantta 2003-07-02 04:37:24 UTC
Have checked all my downloads, and license.html/license.txt appears in
all.From my POV this is really a WFM...

Will leave this unconfirmed for now, to let others check.

Comment 2 kelvine 2003-07-02 05:17:16 UTC
Hi,

It is important to realise the existing zip file appears correct 
from the point of view of a person obtaining the zip file from the 
website. However if the person then goes to give a copy of the zip 
file to another person then they must meet the license requirements 
and it is at this point that it would appear to be inadequate.

Firstly as I said there appear two things missing.

The license.html and license.txt files are not the required LGPL and 
SISSL license text files that appear to be necessary for the code to 
be passed on by me to others.

The current files license.html and license.txt seeom only to contain 
what is demanded by other products for OpenOffice.org to be 
compliant for including other's code such as the Berkley DB software.

This is not I believe what is required to allow me to give people a 
copy of OpenOffice.org.

As I said I could be wrong.

But from what I read if I provide a copy of the binary zip file to 
others, I am obligated to provide others with a link to the source 
code and copies of possibly LGPL, SISSL as files.

So strinctly speaking the zip file appears to contain everything 
required for me to obtain and use the zip file from the 
OpenOffice.org website, but not for me to pass it on to others.

The second thing is a link to the source code.  This is not required 
for the zip file if I receive it direct from the website.  However 
it does appear to be a requirement that I provide it if I pass a 
copy of the software on to someone else. 

As I said, I'm not a legal person so I could be wrong.

If I can get confirmation that the zip file is fully self contained 
and it contains all that is required for me to pass it on to others 
and meet all license and thus legal obligations, then that is all 
that I am after.

Thanks

Kelvin

Comment 3 kelvine 2003-07-02 09:01:56 UTC
Hi,

I thought I would complete this issue.

Based on feedback from Louis Suarez-Potts and Alex Fisher the zip 
file contains all that is required to allow people to pass on copies 
of the binary which is contained in the zip file.

I am now closing this issue as WorksForMe.

Thanks

Kelvin 
Comment 4 foskey 2005-03-03 12:29:48 UTC
closing old issue.