I thought the following might not be common knowledge, but of great
interest to those responsible for technology at schools. In short, a school
can buy the media for Star Office 6.0 for about $25 and then, after
a no-cost registration, legally install the software on any/all PC's
in the school at no additional cost.
Given that this software is said to be highly compatible with MS
Office (Word and Excel in particular), and Microsoft's ever more
draconian licensing requirements, this may be a welcome alternative
to buying yet more licenses for MS Office.
Sigurd Andersen
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>Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2002 14:05:47 -0700 (PDT)
>From: Michelle Chang <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: Education license availability
>To: [log in to unmask]
>
>Thank you for your interest in StarOffice 6.0 Office Suite. This
>full-function
>office productivity suite includes word processor, spreadsheet, presentation,
>drawing, and database applications to provide a feature-rich software
>product.
>In response to your interest, this letter is to inform you of the channels
>available to you to obtain StarOffice for your personal use or the use of
>your
>institution.
>
>Academic and research institutions (* see below for other eligible
>institutions), including Primary and Secondary schools (K-12), 2- and 4-year
>Colleges, and Universities, are eligible for a no-cost site license of
>StarOffice 6.0. This institutional license is available for the cost of
>media
>only - no other licensing fees apply. The StarOffice licensing agreement
>gives
>educational institutions the right to unlimited internal use of the
>software.
>"Internal use" means that enrolled students, faculty, staff and
>researchers may
>use the software on computers that institutions own, operate, or maintain
>direct
>control over. We are working on modifications to the license which will allow
>institutions to make copies of the software or provide downloads for
>distribution to constituents. Information on redistribution programs will be
>posted on our website in the near future.
>
>StarOffice for the Individual
>If you are an individual user(student, staff, faculty member or
>researcher) who
>wishes to obtain a personal copy of StarOffice, you may purchase StarOffice
>through retail, online, or through Sun's download center at the prevailing
>commercial prices. If your institution is taking part in our no-cost license
>program, you are also eligible to access StarOffice through the campus
>networks.
> Please see the following site for further details about personal
> procurement of
>StarOffice:
>http://wwws.sun.com/software/star/staroffice/6.0/get/index.html
>
>StarOffice for the Institution
>In order to obtain StarOffice 6.0 institutional site licenses, you will first
>need to procure the appropriate Media and Documentation kits. Media kits
>are
>available now, and can be ordered by contacting your local Sun Sales
>Representative (http://www.sun.com/service/contacting/sales.html) at
>1-800-786-0404 (prompt #1, followed by prompt #4) or your local Sun
>Educational
>Reseller. Please ensure you order the correct part number, as StarOffice
>6.0 is
>offered in Windows, Linux, and Solaris versions and in 10 different
>languages.
>The Media kits for each specific language includes all three Operating
>Systems
>on one CD. Media and Documentation kit part numbers and prices are listed at
>the end of this letter.
>
>Although you will only need one copy of the media for installation
>purposes, we
>strongly recommend that you purchase one media kit per department as a
>matter of
>convenience. Once you have ordered and received the Media and Documentation
>kits, you must register your institution with Sun. The Site License you
>receive
>via registration will cover your entire campus. Registration has no cost, but
>until you register, your institution will not be licensed for wide-spread
>use of
>StarOffice 6.0. Remember to visit our registration site at
>www.sun.com/edu/scholar/staroffice.html in order to obtain your
>license. This
>site is currently under construction but will be available very shortly,
>within
>the next week or so.
>After completing your registration, print out a copy of the license statement
>which gives your institution the right to use the software for unlimited
>internal use.
>
>Thank you again for your interest and support. If you have further
>questions,
>do not hesitate to contact me.
>
>Sincerely,
>
>Michelle Chang
>Sun Global Education and Research
>
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>
>Media and Documentation
>Full product documentation is included on the Media Kit CD. If you prefer
>printed versions of the documentation, they can be purchased for
>approximately
>$50 usd. Approximate cost of Media to institutions is $25 usd;
>Documentation is
>approximately $50 usd. The following parts are individual, by
>language. These
>kits can be used as installation media for on campus machines and
>networks, or,
>when the redistribution licenses are completed, as gold master disks for
>replication.
>
>Media
>Part Number Price Product Name
>STR99-60AC99M9 $25.00 usd StarOffice 6.0 Media Kit, English
>STR99-60AC99MA $25.00 usd StarOffice 6.0 Media Kit, French
>STR99-60AC99MB $25.00 usd StarOffice 6.0 Media Kit, German
>STR99-60AC99ME $25.00 usd StarOffice 6.0 Media Kit, Italian
>STR99-60AC99MF $25.00 usd StarOffice 6.0 Media Kit, Spanish
>STR99-60AC99MG $25.00 usd StarOffice 6.0 Media Kit, Swedish
>SSR99-60AC99MD $25.00 usd StarSuite 6.0 Media Kit, Simp. Chinese
>SSR99-60AC99MJ $25.00 usd StarSuite 6.0 Media Kit, Trad. Chinese
>SSR99-60AC99MC $25.00 usd StarSuite 6.0 Media Kit, Japanese
>SSR99-60AC99MH $25.00 usd StarSuite 6.0 Media Kit, Korean
>
>Hard Copy Documentation
>Part Number Price Product Name
>STR99-60AC99D9 $50.00 usd StarOffice 6.0 Documentation Kit,
>English
>STR99-60AC99DA $50.00 usd StarOffice 6.0 Documentation Kit,
>French
>STR99-60AC99DB $50.00 usd StarOffice 6.0 Documentation Kit,
>German
>STR99-60AC99DE $50.00 usd StarOffice 6.0 Documentation Kit,
>Italian
>STR99-60AC99DF $50.00 usd StarOffice 6.0 Documentation Kit,
>Spanish
>STR99-60AC99DG $50.00 usd StarOffice 6.0 Documentation Kit,
>Swedish
>SSR99-60AC99DD $50.00 usd StarSuite 6.0 Documentation Kit,
>Simp.
>Chinese
>SSR99-60AC99DJ $50.00 usd StarSuite 6.0 Documentation Kit Trad.
>Chinese
>SSR99-60AC99DC $50.00 usd StarSuite 6.0 Documentation Kit,
>Japanese
>SSR99-60AC99DH $50.00 usd StarSuite 6.0 Documentation Kit,
>Korean
>
>*Eligible Institutions
>Higher Education - Universities, Graduate Schools and Community Colleges
>K-12, Primary and Secondary Schools
>Ministries of Education
>Public Libraries
>Teaching Hospitals
>Research Institutions
>Museums
>
>
>Institutional Technical Support
>For information on our special Institutional HelpDesk Technical Support
>offer,
>please see:
>http://www.sun.com/products-n-solutions/edu/scholar/staroffice_support.html
>
>
> > X-Sender: [log in to unmask]
> > Date: Fri, 17 May 2002 17:43:41 -0400
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > From: Sigurd Andersen <[log in to unmask]>
> > Subject: Education license availability
> >
> > Please notify me when education licenses become available.
> > I work as technology coordinator in a rural K-8 school, and
> > would like to try StarOffice 6.0 in that environment.
> > Thank you,
> > Sigurd Andersen
> > [log in to unmask]
> >
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