* Marc 'HE' Brockschmidt (he@debian.org) wrote: > Stephen Frost <sfrost@snowman.net> writes: > ["Debian Core Consortium" ideas] > > No, actually, it's probably better to make sure those involved > > understand the trademark issues *before* they go off and develop > > advertising based off it, tell reporters about it, and who knows what > > else. The earlier the better since the earlier they're aware of it the > > easier it is for them to change it. > > Somehow I have the impression that Ian Murdock knows a little bit about > Debian - we don't need to explain how it works to him. I think. Maybe. As long as they understand it. Is SPI aware of it? Has the name been officially licensed as a submark of Debian? Before babbling to the press using that name it certainly should be and I havn't seen anything on any of the lists about that being done (SPI or Debian). I suppose I don't follow *every* list, and I might have missed it, but it seems kind of unlikely. So, sure, Ian may have some idea about Debian, and that *might* imply some understanding of the trademark issues but it certainly sounds like they're going about setting up this consortium in the wrong way. Get your trademarks and whatnot set up *before* talking to the press about it all. Stephen
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