Re: [libreoffice-users] Question Concerning your product

Hi Mike,

Mike Watson wrote (22-12-11 02:08)

> I am considering downloading your product to avoid having to buy
> Microsoft Office.

Looks as a good idea to me :-)

> But I have a question about your product.  On your
> Features page you said that the LGPL public license could be hacked
> by the user.
> What does that mean?  Does it mean that anyone can hack
> it?

It means that each and every person having skills in the area of 
software developing, is able to modify the code and adapt the 
software... *however* this only on the machine he/she has access to. The 
software that is offered for download to you and others, can not be 
altered by random persons.
You and everyone else can send in code-contributions - in fact that is a 
highly encouraged and appreciated form of contributing and key to open 
source - but contributions are submitted to the source after review 
only. And of course by people that have received contribute-rights 
because of their work.

So ... 'hacking' in this sense is not related to what is actually 
'cracking' - breaking in software/computers, which lately also is 
pointed to as hacking.

> Please reply whenever you can. Thank you for your time.

You're welcome!
Thanks for asking and I hope my explanation is clear enough. If not 
please write.
And I think that it's good also that we have a look at our website, in 
order to prevent future misunderstanding.

Regards,
Cor

PS - have added you as cc since you're not subscribed to the list or 
Gmane for this list.


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