Luciano Miguel Ferreira Rocha wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 08:04:14AM -0300, Thiago Avelino wrote:
>
>> Please read:
>>
>> Because OpenOffice.org is called BrOffice.org in Brazil?
>>
>
> Do you even know what patents are??
>
> Here's what you wrote:
> "here in Brazil we can not be using OpenOffice.org
> because of trademarks and patents"
>
> I want you to mention those patents that prevent OpenOffice.org from
> being used in Brazil but not BrOffice (or retract that part of the
> statement).
>
> Again: Patentes não são marcas registadas, é uma ferramenta legal
> completamente diferente com outras implicações. Se OpenOffice viola
> patentes no Brasil, como o BrOffice é um produto derivado também as
> violará.
>
>
It's not a matter of patents but of the name. "OpenOffice " is
registered over there .
manuel