This policy helps the community in several ways. By controlling the rights to the trademark we can guarantee the source and skills associated with the CakePHP logo and name. If we had an open trademark policy it would dilute the brand and take away from the quality that is CakePHP. The community benefits from this policy as there is no confusion as to who is and who is not dedicated to the project.
Certification for developers and allowing them to use the CakePHP logo and name promotes active community participation and affiliation with the brand. Moving forward this will be important to the continued development of CakePHP. We prefer to work with developers who care about the code and want to see it move forward. By becoming a Cake Certified Engineer you are committing yourself to the success of the project as a whole. All we are really saying here is that we are granting permission outright to use the badge. But if you want to promote your products and services with the CakePHP logo and name then you need to ask permission. Certification is one way to do that. Otherwise contact, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Trademark rules are international and based on treaties the US has with the EU and other nations. It is one of the few truly international policies. http://www.wipo.int/treaties/en/ The Foundations goal has and will remain, the promotion of development related to CakePHP. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Cake PHP" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
