* Don Armstrong (don@debian.org) wrote: > On Thu, 16 Jun 2005, Eric Dorland wrote: > > * Don Armstrong (don@debian.org) wrote: > > > On Thu, 16 Jun 2005, Eric Dorland wrote: > > > > * Don Armstrong (don@debian.org) wrote: > > > > > All of MoFo trademarks that were not being used in a manner > > > > > consistent with trademark law[2] would have to be expunged from > > > > > the work, > > > > > > > > What trademarks are you referring to? Already the Debian packages > > > > don't use any of the trademarked images and logos? > > > > > > If we don't use any trademarked images, logos, or phrases, what > > > exactly are we talking about here? > > > > The term "Firefox" is what trademarked, and the only trademark still > > in the Debian package AFAIK. That's what we're talking about. > > Then that would be a "MoFo trademark" that is possibly "used in a > manner [not] consistent with trademark law." If that was the case, it > would be a mark that "would have to be expunged from the work." > > My main point here seems to have been lost: I am merely pointing out > that the changes required are far more extensive than the renaming of > a binary|script|package, but appear to involve substantial branding > changes throughout the package; this seems to be a bit more extensive > than the minor restriction that DFSG §4 allows. Well I don't think DFSG #4 says the rename has to be easy, it just has to be possible. -- Eric Dorland <eric.dorland@mail.mcgill.ca> ICQ: #61138586, Jabber: hooty@jabber.com 1024D/16D970C6 097C 4861 9934 27A0 8E1C 2B0A 61E9 8ECF 16D9 70C6 -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.12 GCS d- s++: a-- C+++ UL+++ P++ L++ E++ W++ N+ o K- w+ O? M++ V-- PS+ PE Y+ PGP++ t++ 5++ X+ R tv++ b+++ DI+ D+ G e h! r- y+ ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------
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