License Simplification FAQ
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要約
On 2 September 2005 Sun 発表するd the 退職 of the Sun 産業 基準 Source License (SISSL). As a consequence, no 未来 Sun open-source 事業／計画（する） will use the SISSL. 事業／計画（する）s 現在／一般に using the SISSL under a 二重の-license 計画／陰謀, such as OpenOffice.org, are dropping the SISSL and thus 簡単にするing their license 計画／陰謀 as soon as the 開発 cycle 許すs.
The 告示 can be 設立する here.
The below 目的（とする） to answer the most obvious questions. If you have others, 接触する:
- Simon Phipps (Sun Microsystems Open Source Office Director); UK, Simon.Phipps@Sun.com
- Louis Su?rez-Potts (CollabNet, OpenOffice.org Community 経営者／支配人), Toronto, Canada, louis@openoffice.org
- Jacqueline McNally (独立した・無所属, OpenOffice.org Marketing Lead), Perth, Australia, jacqueline@openoffice.org
General Questions
Why has Sun decided to make the change?
Sun wants to help with the 削減 of open source licenses in use as 示唆するd by the Open Source 率先 (OSI) License 増殖 委員会.
What does this mean for OpenOffice.org?
All OpenOffice.org source code and binaries (executable とじ込み／提出するs) up to and 含むing OpenOffice.org 2 Beta 2 are licensed under both the LGPL and SISSL. 効果的な 2 September 2005, all code in the 2.0 codeline will be licensed 排他的に under the LGPL. All 未来 見解／翻訳／版s of OpenOffice.org, beyond OpenOffice.org 2 Beta 2, will thus be 解放（する）d under the LGPL only. The change in licensing 暗黙に 影響する／感情s all languages and 壇・綱領・公約s in which OpenOffice.org is 分配するd.
I 得るd my OpenOffice.org from a distributor. How will this license change 影響する／感情 me?
It probably won't 影響する／感情 you. Check with your distributor if you have questions.
How am I 影響する／感情d by the license simplification?
使用者s of the OpenOffice.org 使用／適用 should not be 影響する／感情d by this license change, e.g., the ソフトウェア will continue to be 利用できる at no cost. Most individuals and 法人組織の／企業の developers making changes to the OpenOffice.org code are already working within the 強制s of the LGPL license and 与える／捧げる 支援する to the 事業／計画（する）. Developers or vendors of OpenOffice.org should make themselves familiar with the 条件 of the LGPL license by reading the license text and the FAQs:
http://www.opensource.org/licenses/lgpl-license.php
http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html
Vendors & Distributors
Can I sell OpenOffice.org binaries or source for money?
Yes. The LGPL 許すs that, though it 要求するs that the source be kept public.
I sell CDROMs with OpenOffice.org. What happens now?
Nothing new. You may sell CDs of OpenOffice.org as an aggregate or not; 含む 追加する-ons and other 拡張s or not. The LGPL 許すs 商業の 配当.
How will this license 影響する／感情 programs that work with OpenOffice.org?
The LGPL 要求するs that modifications to the source be published but does not さもなければ 影響する／感情 programs linked to the source. Your program will thus not be 含むd in the 準備／条項s of the LGPL covering OpenOffice.org, unless you want it to be.
I still have questions about OpenOffice.org's licenses. Where do I find answers?
See our license FAQ.
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