On Thu, Feb 28, 2008 at 05:29:30PM +0100, Marcos Mayorga wrote: > Can I use the debian logotype to be little part of my logotype? > I would like to expose this way my proudness of working with it. On http://www.debian.org/logos/, it says: This logo or a modified version may be used by anyone to refer to the Debian project[...] In other words, you are allowed to use it when referring to Debian. If your company is about Debian (for example, it provides support for Debian system), then this may be allowed. However, if this is only to say "I like that project", your own logo is not the proper place to show this. On the contrary, it could lead people to think that your company is Debian-specific while it is not, or worse, people who know your company before they get to know Debian may think Debian is a spin-off of your company, or something. In short, using the Debian logo in your own logo is probably not allowed, and would lead to confusion for the users. Only if your company is Debian-specific, which means that people using your services will always already know Debian (because otherwise the service is useless to them), then it can be allowed, but I would still advise against it. Instead, just use the Debian logo as it is next to your own logo in appropriate places. For example, on a website, you will of course put the company logo. You can add a Debian logo next to it, with a line saying you like it. On paper letters, for example, it will probably be more useful to only have your company logo. If I didn't convince you not to use the logo in your logo, then please consult a lawyer before you actually do so, and note that I am not one. Also, your question would have been more appropriate for debian-legal@lists.debian.org, so you should probably also ask there. Thanks, Bas -- I encourage people to send encrypted e-mail (see http://www.gnupg.org). If you have problems reading my e-mail, use a better reader. Please send the central message of e-mails as plain text in the message body, not as HTML and definitely not as MS Word. Please do not use the MS Word format for attachments either. For more information, see http://pcbcn10.phys.rug.nl/e-mail.html
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