On 07/15/2020 06:10 AM, Anton Aylward wrote:
On 15/07/2020 01:30, David C. Rankin wrote:
Strange, but interesting,
As an openoffice user and contributor before libreoffice and a libreoffice user and contributor since, I found it a bit odd that the open-source offering will now be limited to the "Personal Edition"..
LibreOffice community protests at promotion of paid-for editions https://www.theregister.com/2020/07/07/libreoffice_community_protests_at_int...
I guess the distro will get the "Personal Edition"?
On the "a difference that makes no difference is no difference" principle, yes, if they're not lying when they say that there will be no difference in functionality then why get in a later about it.
A "Strange, but interesting" way of gathering additional funds.
The interesting part is the "About" dialog restrictions on use would seem to be a bit at odds with the original licensing. If there truly is no change -- then why go out of your way to add superfluous, information to the publicly available about page to ensure people know they are using a distinct version. Nothing prevents adding to an open-source project to create a commercial offering. The trick is to do it without alienating the people you rely on for the continued development of the project. We will see where this all goes. -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org