Re: fair use of the word Debian
On Fri, Mar 12, 1999 at 10:10:20PM +0100, Wichert Akkerman wrote:
>
> I see a couple of remarks being made by people:
> * we can't possibly check all uses of the term `Debian', either in
> company, product or domainnames
> * people using Debian-derived products should be free to use the term
> `Debian'
> * Putting the name Debian out there is good for us, since it makes
> Debian much more visible.
>
> How about some simple guidelines like this:
> * you are free to use the word Debian in products that are based on
> Debian or strongly related to Debian.
> * you are not allowed to use Debian in the name of a bussiness or
> organization without authorization from the Debian project.
> * The term `official Debian' and the logo that goes with it may only be
> used after approval from the Debian project, or if the product is made
> by Debian-set guidelines (for example the official CD-set)
* You are not allowed to use Debian in a way that would be detrimental to
the reputation of the Debian Project.
>
> Wichert.
>
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