Re: Bug#296087: IMPORTANT: Microsoft EULA is NON-FREE and give MS specific rights!!
On Sun, 2005-02-20 at 01:25 -0500, John D. Hendrickson wrote:
> Package: openoffice.org
> Version: 1.1.1-3
> Severity: grave
>
>
> Hello,
>
> This is a SEVERE thing. I installed Debian/Sarge's version 1.1.1 of
> openoffice.
>
> While doing backups I found:
>
> /home/xxx/.openoffice/1.1.1/THIRDPARTYLICENSEREADME.html
>
> which contains the full Microsoft EULA: (see clip below)
>
> As the license itself says: it is IMPORTANT. Please recall what
> IMPORTING something to ones conscience mind means.
>
> And I don't mind saying I'm angry that "some yoohoo" slipped that damned
> license on my system. However: I do have a rights to use it. I'm
> licensed to use a MS product meantioned and I paid for my copy of Solaris
> and StarOffice.
>
> No. My concern is the harm that can come to Debian - which is the
> largest and best compilation of truely "clean" of license linux.
So what part of the MS Runtime Libraries or .NET Framework comes
with the Linux version of OOo?
I wouldn't be surprised if this was in here only so that OOo only
needed to maintain 1 THIRDPARTYLICENSEREADME, and that this really
only applies to Win OOo.
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