[K12OSN] New to K12Linux, Question

[Peter Scheie]

I think you are misinformed.  OpenOffice.org *is* freely distributable, and most 
distros offer it.  There is no licensing issue.  The reason it is not included 
in the live USB image is that it is huge, consuming ~150MB of disk space.  As 
the main point of the USB image is for demo purposes, Abiword is sufficient in 
most cases, as it, OpenOffice.org, and MS Word look very much the same. 
However, you can easily add OpenOffice.org after booting from the USB stick with 
either the graphical yumex or the command line yum.

Peter

Leo Willems wrote:
> Hello Murrah,
> 
> as I understand the distribution policy, all software that has
> external copyright holders like
> OpenOffice (Sun), Adobe Reader and Adobe Flash (Adobe) and other
> 'free' software of this kind of copyright are excluded in the
> distribution. Only true 'free' open source software is included.
> 
> You need to download and install this third party software yourself.
> By doing that you agree as individual or organization to the license
> agreements coming with that software individually.
> 
> Thanks
> Leo
> 
> 
> On Sun, May 24, 2009 at 10:34 AM, murrah boswell
> <otrcomm at isp-systems.net> wrote:
>> Hello all,
>>
>> I am new to K12Linux and download the Live CD. I thought OpenOffice was part
>> of the distribution for the Live CD, but all I find is AbiWord. Have I
>> missed something or is OpenOffice part of the full distribution?
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Murrah Boswell
>>
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