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Free software
Libre Office AND Apache Open Office
Both open source and Apache open office is free to download and use from the website.
why are people selling it on ebay when it's free ??
surely that's fraud and or illegal ??
EBAY YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR TAKING ACTION.
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61stephenuk
Mentor6 months agoNo illegality or fraud here, both programs are produced under open licensing and can be sold openly.
Hers's what Apache say
Can I sell, on CD or DVD, an unmodified version of Apache OpenOffice on Ebay or similar site?
Yes, this is covered under Apache License 2. Please see the previous question. We require that people selling Apache OpenOffice on EBay or similar sites include this note for trademarks acknowledgment:
plpmr
Mentor6 months ago"why are people selling it on ebay when it's free ??"
The real question is - why are people buying it?
dirtysausage369
OP6 months agoTotally agree.
But obviously the point is the software is free to download and use from the Internet, people are downloading it and selling it on here when they shouldn't be as they have no authority to do so.
pretty sure it's against the law and eBay's policy.
thanks for your response 👍