[CentOS-devel] RPM of BrOffice.org

Wed Mar 25 12:37:00 UTC 2009
Manuel Wolfshant <wolfy at nobugconsulting.ro>

John Summerfield wrote:
> Thiago Avelino wrote:
>   
>> The question is this. exists, the body of registered trademarks and
>> patents, a company with the name openoffice. has only one image.
>> nothing more. This is why the open sun, in Brazil, was broffice
>>     
>
> Originally, you said "patents and trademarks."
>
>   
he made a mistake.


> People are asking about patents, but you keep explaining why trademarks 
> are a problem.
once again: the name "OpenOffice" is registered in Brazil by a private 
company and therefore it cannot be used by a software product.  To 
circumvent this, the local community is using the name :BrOffice" instead.