Nate, you should stop watching V for Vendetta every night before bed.

> As far as I know they can't stop anyone talking or mentioning CakePHP
> as per the 'Fair Use' defense. 
> Checkhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_use_%28US_trademark_law%29

Exactly. It seems to me that a few individuals are mis-understanding
our words and have a general mis-understanding of trademark policy. We
are solely trying to prevent confusion as to the source of products
and services represented by the CakePHP logo or name.  I am working on
an official trademark policy that will be posted in the next few days
on the Cake Software Foundation website. It will be largely based on
the policy used by the Mozilla Foundation.

But the more I have to do this, the less I have time to work on the
thing that matters most, CakePHP. I would prefer everyone play nice
and get along. This is a community built on the trust of everyone to
do their part. Being a valuable member of the community means you care
about CakePHP, not so you can use it for yourself, but so others can
use it and enjoy it with you.

@Mullet
Trademark and Copyright are two seperate issues. The MIT license
covers the copyright on the code. If you understand what the MIT
license means you will realize that this is the greatest freedom we
can provide to you. The CSF could have chosen a number of other
licenses, but we chose MIT for the reason that we want people to have
the freedom to write and enjoy good code without having to worry about
legal issues. Our choices and goals have not changed. Please, focus on
the meaning and intent of this license and you will understand our
position on a myriad of issues relating to intellectual property.


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