License of specific fonts?

[Simon Gottwald]

Hello and sorry to bother you with such a banal question! I couldn't 
find any answer on the web nor in the documentation and none of the 
mailing lists seemed to fit my question.


If I want to create a commercial publication, e.g. a magazine, with 
OpenOffice Writer, do I have to keep anything in mind with regards to 
the fonts contained and their licensing? i.e. do I have to acquire an 
additional license from Microsoft if I want to use Calibri? Or can I 
just use it in OpenOffice Writer as is, even for commercial publications?


Best Regards and sorry again!

Simon


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Re: License of specific fonts?

[F C. Costero]

Hello Simon,
No one here or on any Apache web site can provide legal advice. See
https://opensource.com/article/17/11/open-source-and-fonts for a layman's
discussion of font licensing. What that article  seems to say is that
whether you can include the font when you distribute a document depends on
the license. For example, this Microsoft site (
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/typography/font-redistribution-licensing)
says you may not copy or redistribute their fonts, though they can be
embedded for certain uses. It seems you will have to think about just how
your writing will be distributed and then read the font licenses and check
with a lawyer if necessary.

Francis

On Wed, Sep 5, 2018 at 2:35 AM Simon Gottwald
 wrote:

> Hello and sorry to bother you with such a banal question! I couldn't
> find any answer on the web nor in the documentation and none of the
> mailing lists seemed to fit my question.
>
> If I want to create a commercial publication, e.g. a magazine, with
> OpenOffice Writer, do I have to keep anything in mind with regards to
> the fonts contained and their licensing? i.e. do I have to acquire an
> additional license from Microsoft if I want to use Calibri? Or can I
> just use it in OpenOffice Writer as is, even for commercial publications?
>
> Best Regards and sorry again!
>
> Simon
>
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spellcheck issue

[emily tull]

Hi


I am having issues with my open office, if I go to spellcheck it underlines 
every word and the spellcheck goes through every single word whether it is 
spelt correctly or not. it is as if the dictionary is empty. I tried 
uninstalling and reinstalling but the same thing happens.


kind regards


Emily Tull
Freelance Artist

Kent Creative Awards Winner 2017
www.emilytull.co.uk
www.facebook.com/artworkbyemilytull

Re: spellcheck issue

[Marcus]

Am 05.09.2018 um 12:57 schrieb emily tull:


I am having issues with my open office, if I go to spellcheck it underlines 
every word and the spellcheck goes through every single word whether it is 
spelt correctly or not. it is as if the dictionary is empty. I tried 
uninstalling and reinstalling but the same thing happens.


please note that this is not a typical problem of OpenOffice and it's 
not necessarily a bug. Therefore this mailing list is not the right 
place for discussing and solving such case of problems. Please ask for 
help in the user forums [1] or the users mailing list [2].


[1] https://forum.openoffice.org/
[2] 
https://openoffice.apache.org/mailing-lists.html#users-mailing-list-public


Thank you very much for your understanding.

Marcus


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Re: Wrong distro detected?

[Marcus]

Am 02.09.2018 um 23:20 schrieb Pedro Lino:

On September 2, 2018 at 9:42 PM Rory O'Farrell  wrote:



It may be useful to know that the terminal command
inxi -S

will display the distro name. I am sure there are other commands to do so of 
which I am not aware.


inxi is not included in Debian or Ubuntu. lsb_release -a works
But the browser is not allowed to run terminal commands for obvious reasons ;)
  

I have not yet (not looked very hard) found any command that will disclose if 
the distro needs RPM or DEB files


We would have to create a table with such correspondence. But the problem 
remains: there is no way to get information on the Distro (except for Ubuntu's 
Firefox)

The only solution seems to be Andrea's suggestion about adding information when 
Linux is detected (this already happens when Android is detected so the 
mechanism is already there)


just an additional info instead of a (mandatory) choise is indeed worth 
to think twice. I'll do it on the weekend and play a bit with the 
download scripting.


Thanks for suggesting, also to Andrea. ;-)

Marcus


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Re: Lazy consensus on adoption of corrected Apache OpenOffice logo file

[Matthias Seidel]

Hi all,

Am 02.09.2018 um 10:48 schrieb Marcus:
> Am 02.09.2018 um 10:36 schrieb Matthias Seidel:
>> Am 02.09.2018 um 10:04 schrieb Marcus:
>>> Am 31.08.2018 um 15:48 schrieb Matthias Seidel:
 Am 31.08.2018 um 01:09 schrieb Pedro Lino:
>
>> On August 30, 2018 at 11:17 PM Dave Fisher 
>> wrote:
>> You can ask for Lazy Consensus on this and give 72 hours for anyone
>> to object.
> Thanks!
>
> As suggested, I'm asking for Lazy Consensus on the adoption of file
> http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/openoffice/branding/AOO4/Apache_OpenOffice_Logo_unofficial_mseidel_fixed_TM.svg
>
> as the official vector file for the Apache OpenOffice logo (see
> explanation below).
> If after 72 hours there are no objections, the file will be renamed
> appropriately and used as the official vector file.

 Sorry, if I am late to this discussion...

 My graphic was never meant to replace the official one.
 It was more or less a proof of concept and it does not respect the
 "white" space intentionally designed by Chris Rottensteiner.

 See:
 https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/openoffice/branding/AOO4/ChrisR_Notes.txt



 My suggestion would rather be to "fix" the existing graphic by only
 converting the TM to paths.
>>>
>>> +1 for fixing the original one, instead of creating just a new graphic.
>>
>> I just uploaded a "fixed" version. The only change is that the TM, which
>> was in fact a text object (Source Sans Pro Light) is now converted to
>> paths. This version should now display correct for everyone.
>>
>> http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/openoffice/branding/AOO4/Apache_OpenOffice_Logo_ChrisR_selected_2013-06_plain_fixed_TM.svg
>>
>>
>> I had Source Sans Pro installed for some time, so I didn't see a
>> difference... ;-)
>
> thanks for the quick fix.
>
> The graphic is displayed, all text is readable, scaling/zooming is
> great. So, when there is no other problem let's use this graphic a
> offical one. Of course a better file name should be used to make it
> more clear.

I just uploaded a fixed SVG of our logo with version number:
http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/openoffice/branding/AOO4/Apache_OpenOffice_Logo_ChrisR_selected_2013-06_with_4_fixed_TM.svg

Rename it as you like! ;-)

Matthias

>
> Marcus
>
>>
>> Matthias
>>
>>>
>>> Marcus
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Aug 30, 2018, at 2:41 PM, Pedro Lino 
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi all
>>>
>>> I don't know what is the appropriate procedure but would like to
>>> request a vote for the adoption of a corrected Apache OpenOffice
>>> logo vector file.
>>>
>>> Most of you are aware that the current logo was created by Chris
>>> Rottensteiner .
>>>
>>> Unfortunately all of the logos in vector format archived in the
>>> Apache OpenOffice (or at least all that I could find) left by
>>> ChrisR (http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/openoffice/branding/AOO4/
>>> ) have the same problem: the TM part is a text object.
>>>
>>> This means that editing or viewing the SVG only looks as the
>>> author expected
>>> (http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/openoffice/branding/AOO4/Apache_OpenOffice_Logo_ChrisR_selected_2013-06_with_4.pdf)
>>>
>>> it if the user's computer has font Source Sans Pro Light installed.
>>>
>>> An easy way to see this is to click on the AOO logo at
>>>
>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Apache_OpenOffice_logo_and_wordmark_(2014).svg
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> After clicking on the expected logo as PNG you will open the
>>> actual SVG which will be showing a wrong TM
>>>
>>> Because of this small defect, there is no perfect SVG that can be
>>> used as Apache OpenOffice's official logo, and that is the reason
>>> why the current official logo available to Apache is a PDF
>>>
>>> https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/comdev/project-logos/originals/
>>>
>>> Luckily user Matthias Seidel has fixed this by converting the TM
>>> part to paths (as ChrisR did for the rest of the text)
>>>
>>> This does NOT change the artwork in any way. It just guarantees
>>> that the vector logo looks the same under any OS regardless of the
>>> fonts installed.
>>>
>>>
>>> TL:DR
>>>
>>> Therefore I would like to propose a vote to approve file
>>> http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/openoffice/branding/AOO4/Apache_OpenOffice_Logo_unofficial_mseidel_fixed_TM.svg
>>>
>>>
>>> as the Apache OpenOffice official vector logo file
>>>
>>>
>>> Best regards,
>>>
>>> Pedro
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Re: License of specific fonts?

[toki]

On 2018-09-05 7:18 a.m., Simon Gottwald wrote:

> Hello and sorry to bother you with such a banal question!

It isn't a banal question.

I'm fairly confident that the overwhelming majority of font foundries
would rather people ask, and adhere to the terms of their license for a
specific font, or typeface, than use it in violation of their license.

> do I have to keep anything in mind with regards to the fonts contained and 
> their licensing?

Typically, font licenses cover the usage of the final work product,
ignoring how it is created. The exceptions tend to be fonts that are
exclusively distributed with a specific software program.

Read the license for the specific font, and if you have questions about
usage, either talk to a solicitor, or directly contact the font foundry
that created the typefaces in question.

From my perspective, the only safe fonts to use, are those that are
distributed under _The SIL Open Font License 1.1_. _SIL Open Font
License 1.001 update 5_, released in April 2017, is the most recent
version of that license.

I am not a lawyer.
This is not legal advice.


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Re: [Discussion] Program for Sandro

[Peter kovacs]

Hi Andrea,

Can you specify at least one task? So Sandro can make a plan. I think sondro 
can not proceed if a goal can not be described.

@Sandro
The time you allocate to OpenOffice is up to you. I suggest we do a plan like 
before and we check with you the proceedings. 
Is that fine for you?

All the best
Peter

Thanks!

All the best.

All the best
Peter

Am 30. August 2018 22:33:20 MESZ schrieb sandro :
>Dear Andrea,
>
>It is a jubilant experience to approach the PHP projects in so warm and
>great manner, that is motivating to expand the frontiers and make the
>project available and impacting. I like most the Wiki project because I
>think it is the easiest code and the most accessible tasks in the
>moment.
>
>I am certainly happy with that option and I think that in some time I
>might become greatly productive with Wiki because to me it is the most
>simple system structure from the options demonstrated. I feel that
>maybe I might take some time to produce many outputs but I am very
>happy with the Wiki project because I have a high confidence that I can
>handle it well.
>
>Glad,
>Sandro Suzart
>
>
>
>
>De: Andrea Pescetti 
>Enviado: quinta-feira, 30 de agosto de 2018 13:15
>Para: dev@openoffice.apache.org
>Assunto: Re: [Discussion] Program for Sandro
>
>Peter kovacs wrote:
>> Doh! *facepalm* Where did I take that from, ...
>> Okay, Drupal is still PHP.
>
>The PHP applications we, as a project, have are:
>
>1. http://forum.openoffice.org/ phpBB
>Apache OpenOffice - OpenOffice.org - The Free and Open Productivity
>Suite
>forum.openoffice.org
>Apache OpenOffice Community Forums. The Free, Open Source Office Suite.
>
>
>
>
>2. http://wiki.openoffice.org/ MediaWiki
>
>3. http://extensions.openoffice.org/ (and Templates) Drupal
>
>For #1 and #2 we take care of updates and development and
>infrastructure, since they are hosted at Apache. These are the ones we
>should work on.
>
>Instead, #3 is managed directly by SourceForge.
>
>If a newcomer is to focus on one of our PHP applications, #2 (MWiki) is
>likely the best one. It is rather normal (while our installation of #1
>is, for example, very confusing and hard to grasp for a newcomer), it
>needs maintenance work and it is fully under our control.
>
>If Sandro wants to work on MWiki I can provide further details and code
>pointers. We are in the process of testing the new installation, so
>there is room for help.
>
>Regards,
>   Andrea.
>
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