Re: Compuclick Ltda - Debian Vendor Page
Scripsit csmall@scooter.eye-net.com.au (Craig Small)
>>> COMPUCLICK IS AUTHORIZED MANUFACTURER OF THE OFFICIAL CD OF DEBIAN
> We don't authorize anyone to do anything.
As far as there is such thing as a compilation copyright (which I
don't think the Berne convention recognizes, but many jurisdictions
do, including all of the EU countries) a CD vendor legally needs
the projects' authorization to manufacture Debian CD's.
As I read the Social Contract it clearly implies that Debian is
providing this authorization unconditionally to the public at large
(and it is doubtful whether the licenses of the software in Debian
would allow otherwise), so Compuclick is factually correct in claiming
that they are authorized to produce Debian CD's - as are everyone else,
but since when have people expected advertisers to tell the full story?
> I was just concerned that having authorized there may make people
> think we have some sort of special relationship with the vendor
Yeah. That is where the "Debian" trademark comes in, I gather.
I couldn't find any trademark policy on www.debian.org, however...
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Henning Makholm "Nobody is going to start shouting
about moral philosophy on my bridge."
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