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  • From: "Nathan R. Yergler" <nathan AT creativecommons.org>
  • To: cc-devel AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: [cc-devel] PRESS RELEASE: Creative Commons Releases Add-in Support for OpenOffice.org
  • Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2007 13:22:02 -0800

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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

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Nathan R. Yergler
Chief Technology Officer
Creative Commons

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

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