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Re: DFSG-free relicensing of the Debian logo(s)



On Tue, Aug 28, 2012 at 05:36:22PM +0900, Charles Plessy wrote:
> Le Mon, Aug 27, 2012 at 05:36:04PM +0200, Stefano Zacchiroli a écrit :
> > We've also been advised not to relicense the "with 'Debian'" logo under
> > a so-called "liberal" license like the Expat license.
> 
> thanks a lot for solving that embarassing situation with our logo's license.
> Just for our education, what is the rationale behind this recommendation of SFLC/SPI ?

The risk of trademark naked licensing (under both common and trademark
law, AFAIU).

Cheers.
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