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| <h2>Purpose</h2> |
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| <p>The Apache OpenOffice project, working with partners like SourceForge, takes great pains to ensure that our users have a good experience when they download |
| OpenOffice from the web. We want them to have access to the latest version of OpenOffice, with a download that is free from corruption and viruses, and that is exactly |
| what the OpenOffice project approved for release -- nothing more and nothing less.</p> |
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| <p>Of course, not all users have the bandwidth needed to reliably download OpenOffice over |
| the internet. So 3rd party distributors, offering OpenOffice on CD ROM, DVD ROM, USB memory sticks or other media, provide a useful service to the community. We are glad |
| to encourage and support the efforts of distributors by listing their contact information on our website.</p> |
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| <p>However, we also desire that users who purchase OpenOffice on physical media have a similar high-quality experience, receiving the latest version of the software, |
| free of corruption and viruses, exactly as we approved it for release. So in return for listing a distributor on our website, we require that they publicly agree to adhere |
| to the following Distribution Best Practices.</p> |
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| <h2>Distributor Best Practices</h2> |
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| <li>Offer the latest version of Apache OpenOffice. Older versions lack features, bug fixes and may have security flaws.</li> |
| <li>Subscribe to the <a href="http://openoffice.apache.org/mailing-lists.html#announce-mailing-list">Apache OpenOffice announcement mailing list</a> so |
| you are informed of new releases and patches.</li> |
| <li>Ensure that no file corruption or viruses are introduced in your handling and packaging of Apache OpenOffice by verifying the <a href="http://www.openoffice.org/download/checksums/3.4.1_checksums.html">file checksums</a> |
| (and not just sizes and dates). This should be verified on your final product, e.g., the master ISO image.</li> |
| <li>Make it clear that you are charging for the media, packaging and convenience, and not the open source software.</li> |
| <li>Do not suggest that the buyer is paying for support unless you actually provide your own support, e.g., more than just pointing the user to our community support forums.</li> |
| <li>Act in accordance with the <a href="http://www.apache.org/foundation/marks/">Apache Trademark Policy.</a> In particular, use of the Apache OpenOffice logo is |
| permitted on your website only when the www.openoffice.org website is the target of a hyperlink. Use beyond that, such as on a CD label, requires explicit permission, which |
| can be sought <a href="http://openoffice.apache.org/trademarks.html">per these instructions.</a></li> |
| <li>Do not suggest that you are affiliated with or endorsed by the Apache OpenOffice project.</li> |
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