Re: trademark in documents
On Viernes, 10 de agosto de 2012 11:34:33 Bernhard R. Link escribió:
> * René Mérou <ochominutosdearco@gmail.com> [120810 07:46]:
> > This is just telling that the logo is free but still with trademark.
> >
> > If the logo icon can't be used with other packages like for example, with
> > one Firefox modified to work with different hardware by Debian, it means
> > its still not free for Debian.
>
> I'd say the logo file itself is free. It's just trademark law that
> limits what we can express (no matter if this file is used or someone
> draws something themselves). (Same like other laws forbid to claim
> things are written by people it is not or that someone advertises
> something which they do not and so on).
Interesting.
You are free to use the logo but you cant put it in one chromium program
because other rules are applied. Like not to lie about what program are you
using.
If someone rebuild one SUSE distro and change SUSE logos to Debian logos, with
are free, he will break same kind of rules and he have same kind of problems.
>
> > I guess this means that if my map have that logo then my map is not free,
> > i cant add it to Debian free packages.
>
> As long as the logo itself is under a free license and your map does not
> misuse any trademarks, I see no problem..
>
> Bernhard R. Link
Ok, then ill use the official logo and remove the "someone drown himself". If
the logo official is free then there is not reason to not to use it as the
preferred icon.
This kind of license things must be revised carefully.
Thankyou for you help.
Regards
--
René
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