Andrew Suffield wrote: > On Tue, Jul 06, 2004 at 02:47:43PM -0700, Josh Triplett wrote: > >>>I don't really think that trademarks fit with the spirit of free >>>software (despite it being possible to use them), and I'd raise >>>serious questions about why they're trying to use them at all. Raising >>>artificial barriers to forking is a *bad* thing. >> >>I think there are reasonable ways to use trademarks with Free Software. >> The appropriate usage of trademarks is to uniquely identify the >>software, not to raise a barrier to forking. > > Have you seen what the mozilla project are trying to do with their > trademarks/branding? If you mean the proprietary graphics and formerly proprietary theme, then yes, I have, and I don't think it's a good idea. I'm only talking about simple naming requirements, not proprietary material. - Josh Triplett
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