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NeoOffice CD Distribution & Trademark Usage
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| The following NeoOffice.org community members have volunteered to distribute NeoOffice/J CDs in their respective regions of the world. Some may do so for free, some may do so at cost (cost of CD plus postage), and some may also require a small amount to be donated towards supporting the NeoOffice/J effort. | The following NeoOffice.org community members have volunteered to distribute NeoOffice/J CDs in their respective regions of the world. Some may do so for free, some may do so at cost (cost of CD plus postage), and some may also require a small amount to be donated towards supporting the NeoOffice/J effort. | ||
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| + | Planamesa Software - [http://www.planamesa.com/neojava/cdpurchase.php Planamesa Software CD Purchase] webpage [not yet live] - USD 25, shipping via US Global Priority Mail to [http://pe.usps.gov/text/Imm/immc2_014.html#QP%245w34dwats all destinations listed in this table] | ||
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| + | === North America === | ||
| * Person X - contact info [default to PM on trinity?] - terms | * Person X - contact info [default to PM on trinity?] - terms | ||
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| - | * Person | + | * Person Z - contact info - terms |
| === Other Sources (Magazines, etc.) === | === Other Sources (Magazines, etc.) === | ||
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Intro text about CD distribution, sales, and trademark (add/refine, including pghs below)
NeoOffice® and NeoOffice®/J are GPL software; you may resell them *provided* you recompile and excise all references to the NeoOffice word mark from the software. The GPL is a copyright grant only. Trademark usage must be negotiated separately.
GPL does not cover trademark usage, only source code copyright. Trademark usage is covered under different laws.
NeoOffice® Trademark Usage Guidelines
http://trinity.neooffice.org/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=90
GPL does not cover trademark usage, only source code copyright. Trademark usage is covered under different laws.
I [Edward Peterlin] will take whatever legal action is necessary to ensure no one uses the NeoOffice trademark in any way I deem to be unfit. Any usage of the NeoOffice trademark for software that is not directly affiliated with myself is hereby forbidden.
This should also serve as notice that usage of the NeoOffice trademark is hereby granted for any mirroring of the NeoOffice binaries that provides free access for any and all individuals. Usage of the NeoOffice trademark is also granted for personal or non-profit use (e.g. burning CDs to hand out to family/friends, use for installs, handing out CDs at conferences, any non-proifit activity or organization, etc.).
The moment that an exchange of money is involved, usage of the NeoOffice trademark is hereby prohibited unless 100% of gross margins on such sales are donated back to NeoOffice.org and Planamesa Software.Definition of Gross Margins
http://trinity.neooffice.org/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=90
"Gross margin" is the net profit minus cost of goods and services sold. For exmaple, if it costs you $9 to make a CD and you give it away for free, your gross margin is -$9.
My usage of the term "gross margin" is explicit. I am not in any way trying to impinge upon any free usage of the trademark "NeoOffice", in the literal sense of free.
This includes any use of the trademark "NeoOffice" in such a way that it does not directly relate to the sales of software...e.g. listing on freshmeat, including CD inserts with magazines, giving away free CDs at conferences, giving away free CDs of any sort, etc.
CD Distributors
The following NeoOffice.org community members have volunteered to distribute NeoOffice/J CDs in their respective regions of the world. Some may do so for free, some may do so at cost (cost of CD plus postage), and some may also require a small amount to be donated towards supporting the NeoOffice/J effort.
Global
Planamesa Software - Planamesa Software CD Purchase webpage [not yet live] - USD 25, shipping via US Global Priority Mail to all destinations listed in this table
North America
- Person X - contact info [default to PM on trinity?] - terms
Europe
- Person Z - contact info - terms
Other Sources (Magazines, etc.)
- NeoOffice/J 1.1 RC is on the July 2005 Macworld UK CD [1], and their CDs may also regularly include NeoOffice/J patches.
How do I become a CD Distributor?
- Your CD must contain items 1, 3, and 6 of this section
- The latest full binary release (i.e. NeoOffice/J 1.1 Release Candidate)
- The latest patch at time of burning (if you burn disk-per-person), as some patches can get large enough to be annoying to dialup users
- The NeoOffice/J source (ca. 1 MB .tar.gz archive) to satisfy GPL requirements
- Language Pack installer for your region, if applicable
- Localized help content file(s) and installer for your region, if applicable--do the licenses for the help content permit this?
- The Readme.rtf file from the official disk image (place this file at the root of your CD)
- You may modify or add additional information to the Readme.rtf file, but you must not replace any of the existing content of the file.
- Items 1, 3, and 6 are found on the official disk image (.dmg) downloaded from http://www.planamesa.com/neojava/download.php
- Notify Ed [email, PM on trinity, how?] that you will be in compliance with the NeoOffice® Trademark Useage Guidelines
- At this point you may choose to add yourself to the list on the wiki (not required)
- Transfer any profit / "donations" from your distribution activities to NeoOffice.org and Planamesa Software on a regular basis
