Re: Bug#265352: grub: Debian splash images for Grub
Josh Triplett <josh.trip@verizon.net>:
> I acknowledge that all of those classes of law are quite different in
> many ways. Nevertheless, the DFSG does not differentiate among methods
> of restricting Freedom.
That's because they're guidelines, though you seem to want to apply
them legalistically without regard for the practical consequences. In
particular, you seem to claim that because the DFSG doesn't
distinguish between copyright and trademarks Debian is compelled to
treat them the same way, though it's not clear to me how you can treat
two such different things the same way.
> However, if we use the Debian
> trademark to restrict the rights of users over the actual Debian logos
> in the distribution and/or any derivative works of that logo,
Are "the actual Debian logos" in the distribution, or does the
distribution merely contain a picture of the actual Debian logos? That
may sound like a pointless philosophical question but I think it lies
at the root of the some of the disagreements in this thread.
Trademark problems only arise when the image is used in a particular
way. I would think that Debian is not obliged to and cannot give
permission for all possible uses of Debian software.
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