Re: [steering-discuss] addition to trademark policy

2011-08-08 Thread Caolan McNamara
On Sat, 2011-08-06 at 18:43 +0200, Charles-H. Schulz wrote: Caolan, I think we got that covered already in the text... Or am I wrong? I thought it was such that the default logos (with TDF on it) could be used under the substantially unchanged concept. But on re-reading, it reads more like

Re: [steering-discuss] addition to trademark policy

2011-08-08 Thread Andre Schnabel
Hi, Von: Charles-H. Schulz charles.sch...@documentfoundation.org Hmm, if that confuses you, it will confuse otgers. I htink, what is confusing here is that ... Le 8 août 2011 11:50, Caolan McNamara cao...@skynet.ie a écrit : I'm not super-attached to the TDF tagline for

Re: [steering-discuss] Fw: [libreoffice-users] Slovak site

2011-08-08 Thread Jan Holesovsky
Hi Peter, On 2011-07-20 at 16:26 +0100, Tom Davies wrote: my name is Peter Kubek and I am from Slovak republic. I am owner domain www.libreoffice.sk Can I work on slovak site? sk.libreoffice.org? So I think the best would be to contact the Slovak mailing lists directly:

Re: [steering-discuss] decision on screenshots

2011-08-08 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) I think that unnecessarily exposing TDF (or people doing work for it) to a risk in a way that could NOT be fix easily quickly would be really dumb. It is an easily avoidable risk. The fact that one person is ignorant of the risk (or chooses to ignore it) does not mean the rest of

Re: [steering-discuss] decision on screenshots

2011-08-08 Thread André Schnabel
Hi Tom, Am 08.08.2011 15:43, schrieb Tom Davies: The fact that one person is ignorant of the risk (or chooses to ignore it) does not mean the rest of the Steering Committee are. Indeed, there was a meeting that came up with the rough draft of the 2 paragraphs prepared by Florian. There is

Re: [steering-discuss] decision on screenshots

2011-08-08 Thread Norbert Thiebaud
On Mon, Aug 8, 2011 at 8:43 AM, Tom Davies tomdavie...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: Hi :) I think that unnecessarily exposing TDF (or people doing work for it) to a risk in a way that could NOT be fix easily quickly would be really dumb.  It is an easily avoidable risk. I think it is unnecessary

Re: [steering-discuss] decision on screenshots

2011-08-08 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) It's easy to make empty promises but there is nothing written down to say that the Steering Committee and BoD would accept any responsibility at all. The risk is all on individual contributors at the moment. Regards from Tom :) From: André Schnabel

Re: [steering-discuss] decision on screenshots

2011-08-08 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) There were a reasonable amount of +1s to the first draft produced by Florian and no-one voted against it then or after the meeting. We had just heard the advice of a couple of legal people one of whom specialises in this type of area. Regards from Tom :)

Re: [steering-discuss] decision on screenshots

2011-08-08 Thread Simon Phipps
:-) What is the precise issue you have with the proposed amended language, Tom? Please be specific so we aren't just appealing to the gallery here. I assert that the language I am proposing is a minor change that has the same effect as the earlier text but ensures we do not leave hostages to

Re: [steering-discuss] decision on screenshots

2011-08-08 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) The precise problem i have with the amended wording is that it reverses the meaning of the 2 paragraphs. Florian did a minor adjustment but your's completely changes it to say the opposite of the original. I suspect that no-one on the SC or BoD has any legal training or experience in