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Technically, OOo is LGPL
But you are right, it is non-viral. They can't add code without opening it up, however they can use the code they make for proprietary purposes. You'll notice they are able to use (and are using) a BSD license for the add-in, so that should make everybody happy.
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Novell will soon be the distro of choice  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/04/06
If it does become the distro of choice  Michael Kelly | 12/04/06
Doesn't have to be  NonZealot | 12/04/06
Technically, OOo is LGPL  Michael Kelly | 12/04/06
Don't think so.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/04/06
Did you bother to click the project link?  Michael Kelly | 12/04/06
Why would anyone use ODF?  Anton Philidor | 12/04/06
ODF is a good format  Michael Kelly | 12/04/06
Microsoft strategy  Anton Philidor | 12/04/06
You ask why?  John Le'Brecage | 12/04/06
Catching up on the news.  Anton Philidor | 12/04/06
YOU should keep up with the news...  John Le'Brecage | 12/04/06
Read the whole article you linked.  Anton Philidor | 12/04/06
I read the whole article...  John Le'Brecage | 12/04/06
The issue was not ODF but Linux...  Anton Philidor | 12/04/06
The issue was ODF...  John Le'Brecage | 12/04/06
And while we're on the subject of news...  John Le'Brecage | 12/04/06
A familiar refrain.  Anton Philidor | 12/04/06
Won't work this time Anton...  John Le'Brecage | 12/04/06
Skullduggery  Anton Philidor | 12/04/06
Summing up Europe for Anton...  John Le'Brecage | 12/04/06
Usually ODF is Mandated by Contract  mighetto | 12/04/06
Sounds like...  John Le'Brecage | 12/04/06
New Model "Commercial Open Source Software  Aussie_Troll | 12/04/06
Torvalds and Tridgell  Aussie_Troll | 12/04/06
COSS  Aussie_Troll | 12/04/06
Curiosity Aussie Troll...  John Le'Brecage | 12/04/06
re: curiosity  Aussie_Troll | 12/05/06
Burned at the Stake  perryroyce@... | 12/04/06
Assuming I traced the threads correctly...  John Le'Brecage | 12/04/06
Novell to support Microsoft Office documents  Loverock Davidson | 12/04/06
Okey, you do realize that OO.org  swoopee | 12/04/06
That's beside the point  Michael Kelly | 12/04/06
I have no idea as to  swoopee | 12/04/06
Just a second professor  Loverock Davidson | 12/04/06
Yes I do  Loverock Davidson | 12/04/06
Do you also know that OO.org runs on Windows  swoopee | 12/04/06
Problem with supporting OpenXML  orlando@... | 12/05/06
Precident of reversing one's recorded statement  Boot_Agnostic | 12/06/06

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