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OpenOffice.org Addin Updated
by nathan UncategorizedThe response to the release of our OpenOffice.org Addin last week was great. We had several bug reports, and lots of constructive feedback. I’ve just released an update, version 0.6.1 (download, changes). This version fixes a couple of bugs which caused OpenOffice.org to crash, as well as storing the license metadata in a more logical…
Creative Commons Releases Add-in Support for OpenOffice.org
by nathan About CCSan 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).…
Integrated Licensing in OpenOffice.org
by nathan UncategorizedOver the summer Creative Commons had the good fortune to participate in the Google Summer of Code. One of our students, Cassio Melo, worked on developing an add-in for OpenOffice.org, similar to the one that existed for Microsoft Office. Today I’m pleased to announce the fruits of Cassio’s efforts. We’re releasing a beta release of…
Cogniview Brings CC Licensing to PDF Output
by nathan UncategorizedThis has already been picked up by at least one blogger, and I’ve been remiss in not blogging it earlier. Cogniview has developed an open source tool for embedding CC license metadata in PDF output. You can find a screencast and download information on their website. The CC PDF Converter takes a slightly different approach…
MozCC ♥ Songbird
by nathan UncategorizedI’m a bit late, so not-quite-in-time for Valentine’s Day, I’m happy to announce a proverbial match made in heaven: MozCC and Songbird. You might recall Songbird, the previously mentioned wicked-cool music player built on Mozilla. They’re busy readying their next milestone release, 0.2.5. In anticipation of that release, I’ve just shipped MozCC 2.4.2. MozCC 2.4.22.4.3…