I seem to have been using it for ever, but LibreOffice is actually just one year old. I’ve written a sketch of its story and a first-year evaluation over on ComputerWorldUK.
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☝ OO.o, TDF and CLAs
Posted on May 20, 2011 by Simon Phipps |
Yesterday I read LWN’s (paywalled but accessible from here) interview with Mark Shuttleworth, where he is quoted as saying that the formation of The Document Foundation (TDF) and its launch of LibreOffice “led Oracle to finally decide to stop OpenOffice development and lay off 100 employees.” Mark says this in the context of his new […]
Filed under: Copyright, LibreOffice, LWN | Tagged: Document Foundation, LibreOffice, Mark Shuttleworth | 1 Comment »
☝ Fixing The Chilling Effect of Trademarks
Posted on January 25, 2011 by Simon Phipps |
Brazil’s new License for Trademarks (Licença Pública de Marca, or LPM) adds additional rights on top of those delivered by open source. It ensures that any trademarks used in the software can be freely used by the community and means that control of trademarks can’t be used to chill the ability to exercise the four […]
Filed under: ComputerWorldUK, Trademarks | Tagged: Brazil, Hudson, LibreOffice | 1 Comment »
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