Re: Portable AbiWord

Dom Lachowicz wrote:

> I have no problem with your current use of the AbiWord
> name or logo. Especially since it seems that you're
> just taking our official binaries and compressing them
> using UPX. "Kleenex" doesn't have issues when WalMart
> sells their product in its aisles. There's no TM
> infringement there and there's none here either. They
> encourage such behavior, and we should too.

That's what I had figured, I just wanted to be sure and ask here after
noticing the policies on the site. That's also why I stick with only
official builds.

> Please make sure that the terms and conditions of our
> GPL copyright are being honored to those who download
> Portable AbiWord, and everything looks good from where
> I sit. (you may already be complying here; I just
> haven't bothered to check).

Yup, the AbiSource directory is actually intact with the exception of
removing the uninstaller. So the license, readme, etc are still there.
  And my wrapper, PortableAbiWord.exe is GPLed as well. The source is
included in the package. (For the curious, it's written in Nullsoft
Scriptable Installer System and quite lightweight) I'm adding the
necessary lines to the help files and site to display the certified open
source icon as well. These portable apps are some people's first
exposure to open source, so I'm trying to make that prominent and help
people understand it more.

> Why would this be an issue? If you can make money by
> redistributing AbiWord - so long as our license and TM
> are honored - then that's great. Kudus to you and your
> seemingly successful project.

Great. I'll be keeping both the donation link for PortableApps.com and
the one that goes to AbiWord up.

Thanks for responding, Dom, and thanks for the kudos. I'll be releasing
Portable AbiWord 2.4.2 later tonight when I return home. I'll drop a
note to the list.

Regards,
John
Received on Tue Jan 10 21:05:07 2006