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A Creative Commons Add-in for OpenOffice.org would allow license information to be embedded in OpenOffice.org Writer, Impress and Calc documents.

== Requirements ==

* Use the Creative Commons [http://api.creativecommons.org/ web services] to display a licensing dialog and generate licensing information
** available for Python
** available for Java
** can be encapsulated as an uno service if needed
* Store license URI, properties and/or RDF in the document file
** OOo user defined metadata can be used (metadata renamed and string stored)
* Insert license declaration text
** What about languages ?
** Possibly in a hidden section ?

== Desirable Features ==

* Make license text available as Auto Text.  Just like a page number or "Author" auto text, this could be inserted in the footer of a document.  If the license for the document was updated, the text would be updated as well.
** translation ?

== Discussion ==

* Would a straight up core addition to OpenOffice.org be more desirable than a plug-in? [[User:Jon Phillips|Jon Phillips]] 18:08, 6 July 2006 (UTC)
** I do not think so. Uno Framework and Extensions project is designed for such uses [[User:Laurent Godard|Laurent Godard]]
** Of note there are two open issues on the OpenOffice issue tracker in relation to this, [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=66656 Equivalent of Creative Commons Add-in for Microsoft Office] (Opened June 2006) and [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=29404 Marking documents with Creative Commons license metadata] (Opened May 2004). there are not many votes for either and now indication of how it would be implemented --[[User:Miguelpdl|Miguelpdl]] 11:50, 17 July 2006 (UTC)

== See also ==
* [[Microsoft Office Addin]]

== External links ==
* [http://www.openoffice.org/ OpenOffice.org]
* thread on cc-devel from January 2006: [http://lists.ibiblio.org/pipermail/cc-devel/2006-January/000068.html Adding CC License to open office as part of Open Office menu options], [http://lists.ibiblio.org/pipermail/cc-devel/2006-January/000069.html]
* [http://yergler.net/projects/cc-oasis/ccoasis.html CreativeCommons OASIS Open Office Module]
* thread on cc-metadata from February 2004: [http://lists.ibiblio.org/pipermail/cc-metadata/2004-February/000303.html CC metadata in OpenOffice.org/OASIS documents], [http://lists.ibiblio.org/pipermail/cc-metadata/2004-February/000304.html], [http://lists.ibiblio.org/pipermail/cc-metadata/2004-February/000305.html], [http://lists.ibiblio.org/pipermail/cc-metadata/2004-February/000306.html], [http://lists.ibiblio.org/pipermail/cc-metadata/2004-February/000307.html], [http://lists.ibiblio.org/pipermail/cc-metadata/2004-February/000308.html], [http://lists.ibiblio.org/pipermail/cc-metadata/2004-February/000309.html]
* thread on cc-metadata from March 2004: [http://lists.ibiblio.org/pipermail/cc-metadata/2004-March/000310.html CC OASIS Open Office draft updated], [http://lists.ibiblio.org/pipermail/cc-metadata/2004-March/000311.html]