[cc-community] PRESS RELEASE: Creative Commons Releases Add-in Support for OpenOffice.org

Nathan R. Yergler nathan at creativecommons.org
Wed Nov 14 16:21:22 EST 2007


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San Francisco, CA — November 14, 2007

Today Creative Commons released an Add-in for OpenOffice.org which 
allows users to select and embed a Creative Commons license in 
documents. Based on work completed as part of the Google Summer of Code 
by Cassio Melo, the add-in supports Writer (word processing documents), 
Calc (spreadsheets) and Impress (presentations).

Google Summer of Code provides students with funding to work on open 
source software between May and August. During summer 2007, Cassio 
worked on developing the basic OpenOffice.org add-in. Cassio was 
mentored by Nathan Yergler, Creative Commons CTO, and generously 
supported by Google's Open Source programs. “Cassio provided a great 
foundation for us to build on and maintain. I'm thrilled to finally be 
able to offer support for OpenOffice.org,” said Yergler.

The Add-in is available without charge, and is licensed under the GNU 
General Public License. Download information and links to source code 
are available at http://wiki.creativecommons.org/OpenOfficeOrg_Addin.

About Creative Commons

Creative Commons is a not-for-profit organization, founded in 2001, that 
promotes the creative re-use of intellectual and artistic works, whether 
owned or in the public domain. Through its free copyright licenses, 
Creative Commons offers authors, artists, scientists, and educators the 
choice of a flexible range of protections and freedoms that build upon 
the “all rights reserved” concept of traditional copyright to enable a 
voluntary “some rights reserved” approach. Creative Commons is sustained 
by the generous support of organizations including the John D. and 
Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Omidyar Network, the Hewlett 
Foundation, and the Rockefeller Foundation, as well as members of the 
public. For more information about Creative Commons, visit 
http://creativecommons.org.

Contact

Nathan Yergler
Chief Technology Officer
Creative Commons
nathan at creativecommons.org

Press Kit

http://creativecommons.org/presskit

-- 
Nathan R. Yergler
Chief Technology Officer
Creative Commons

http://wiki.creativecommons.org/User:Nathan_Yergler
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