Well I don't really agree with that. Just renaming OO.o to X does not make it a new product hence does not give you the right to call it something else relogo it. Its not about the name it about the product. As long as your product is OO.o you should respect that. At least, morally, that's how I see it.
However if you choose to base a new product on OO.o then its perfectly fine you can relogo and it call it what you will. It is a fundamental concept of FOSS. However your not being any less 'Open' just because you protect your identity. For exemple: http://www.ubuntulinux.org/ubuntu/TrademarkPolicy/ http://www.debian.org/logos/ Seb. On 12/6/05, Steven Shelton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Steven Shelton wrote: > > > Chad Smith wrote: > > > >> Good point. So the OOo logo with the birds, that's not up for grabs. > >> Meaning you can't actually change the logo - but you *CAN* make a > >> different > >> Logo. Right? > >> > >> > > > > Yup. > > > Well, let me modify that to be more clear. My understanding is that, in > general, you can make a different logo if it is clearly independent of > the OpenOffice.org project and could not be easily confused with the > original logo. You can't just keep the name OpenOffice.org and decide to > use a giraffe instead of a seagull in the logo. You also couldn't just > rename it FreeOffice (or something) and have the same seagulls and the > same fonts/colours. You have to differentiate to ensure that there is no > chance of confusion. This isn't a matter of licensing, really, so much > as a matter of simple trademark law. (Which, yes, is related to > licensing, but not in the same sense as programming code.) > > Confused yet? :-) > > -- > Steven Shelton > Twilight Media & Design > www.TwilightMD.com > www.GLOAMING.us > -=-=-=-=-=- > I suffer occasional delusions of adequacy. > -=-=-=-=-=- > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
