Bug#861124: ITP: elpa-writeroom-mode -- distraction-free writing for Emacs

[Antoine Beaupré <anarcat@debian.org>]

On 2017-06-08 20:30:45, Nicholas D Steeves wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 08, 2017 at 05:23:02PM -0400, Antoine Beaupré wrote:
>> On 2017-05-17 10:57:00, Nicholas D Steeves wrote:
>> > Control: block -1 by 861772
>> >
>> > Please do not upload this package yet.  I'm blocking this RFP with an
>> > RFS I filed, and have tagged it moreinfo while I investigate the
>> > severity of a possible trademark infringement issue.  I expect that to
>> > be solved quickly, hopefully before you get back.
>> 
>> Any news here?
>
> My end of May and beginning of June were unexpectedly busy/fun, and I
> was slow to get the process going.  At present I'm waiting to replies
> to these inquiries.

On 2017-09-28 09:45:00, Nicholas D Steeves wrote:
> Yes, I asked a fairly generic question somewhere on OFTC, then
> privately contacted upstream, and got in contact with debian-legal
> with upstream's consent.  IIRC they recommended upstream rename as the
> easiest course of action (I forget if that was public or private), and
> provided an alternative that requires a bit of work (and less
> certainty).  What's at stake?  As I understand it, potential
> (American) lawyer fees, and/or headaches of needing to pull things
> offline in a hurry.
>
> Upstream recently send me an email, and is busy with IRL stuff.  I
> remain optimistic this will be resolved this fall.

Hi!

Pinging again here... Did you get any news from upstream?

You mentioned a discussion with debian-legal... I looked (briefly) in
the archives and didn't find a trace of this in the mailing list. Can we
get a better idea of what the legal issue is in general? You mention
trademark infringement, which trademark?

What's our next step here?

Or did you switch to olivetti mode? :)

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