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Re: Debian trademark [was: Debian GNU/w32, may ready to be started?]



On Fri, Dec 07, 2001 at 10:31:39AM +0100, Peter Makholm wrote:
> tb@becket.net (Thomas Bushnell, BSG) writes:
> 
> > Still, people are free to go ahead with their project.  I don't demand
> > that people not do it--how could I?  I only say: "don't call it GNU;
> > don't call it Debian; don't use Debian's resources".
> 
> And I say: 'Do call it Debian; it could only be a win for the
> project'. See a problem here? We don't agree on a very basic point. 

is the debian project sponsoring this?
if so, call it debian!

however, if it is _not_ sponsored by debian, not supported by debian,
not approved or endorsed by debian, and does not fall in the guidelines
of debian's guidelines of the use of debian's name/logo, then it's a no
go.

-john

so would that make me a debian name hoarder? and is that a bad thing?



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