Date : 14 novembre 2007 16:21:22 HNE (ÉUA)
Objet : [cc-community] PRESS RELEASE: Creative Commons Releases Add-in Support for OpenOffice.org
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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.
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
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Nathan R. Yergler
Chief Technology Officer
Creative Commons
