Re: "Debian" Core Consortium
Ok, this is most unexpected, so I'm going to have to take
some time to consider my response. I can say with 100% certainty that
a trademark policy more restrictive than the one adopted by Linus
Torvalds for Linux isn't what the founder of this project had in mind.
-ian
Stephen Frost wrote:
> * Ian Murdock (imurdock@progeny.com) wrote:
>
>>Martin Michlmayr wrote:
>>
>>>* Ian Murdock <imurdock@progeny.com> [2005-07-24 07:25]:
>>>
>>>
>>>>As always, feedback welcome. We're not trying to step on any toes.
>>>
>>>http://www.educ.umu.se/~bjorn/mhonarc-files/debian-announce/msg00083.html
>>
>>Thank you, I'm aware of this. :-)
>>
>>But I don't see anything in here that's incompatible with what
>>we're doing--for one, this isn't a business (it's not even really a
>>consortium, since there won't be any formal organization behind
>>it--the best way to describe it is that it's an open-source project).
>
>
> Sorry, it doesn't work that way. You said in the prior message that
> it's not going to be called "Debian Core Consortium", that's good, as
> whatever you call it *shouldn't* include the term "Debian" in it unless
> you get an official submark of the "Debian" trademark from SPI. It's
> possible that could be done but assuming you can just use the "Debian"
> trademark in advertising, communication with the press, or as the name
> of anything is wrong.
>
> I would *strongly* encourage you to figure out what name you *do* want
> to use for this, encouarge that it *not* include the trademarked term
> "Debian", or that you contact SPI regarding getting an official submark.
> I would encourage SPI to contact their counsel regarding this and that
> anyone involved in the creation of this new entity not be involved in
> any decisions by SPI on if the submark should be granted.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Stephen
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