Re: Bug#265352: grub: Debian splash images for Grub
Ken Arromdee <arromdee@rahul.net> writes:
> Yet unlike the software patent or export case, it *is* within the power of
> the software writer to grant the permission that's being denied. He can
> say "I don't care if you misrepresent me. Go ahead and don't give me credit."
> The "other obligations" that demand credit are coming from him in the same
> way that the obligation to obey Debian's trademark comes from Debian.
That would cause Debian to lose its trademark rights over the logo in
question. It's a defensible position that Debian should own no
trademarks, though not one I share. I invite you to argue it, or to
cease trying to bring it about silently.
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Brian Sniffen bts@alum.mit.edu
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