Gervase Markham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > MJ Ray wrote: > > Gervase Markham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>Is Debian's trademark policy "freedom-restricting"? [...] > > Yes. Why do you think it's under review? It's causing some > > minor silly situations when it interacts with copyrights > > of free software. > I wasn't aware it was under review.
The SPI Debian trademark committee was announced in October 2003. I am not sure of its current status. The logo problem last appeared in SPI board meeting minutes in October 2004. I believe Branden has asked for it to be discussed in February 2005. > > You wrote this, but you claimed that it stops the default search > > engine being changed away from my favourite invite spammers g**gl* > > - is this a contradiction? > No, at least not by my understanding of what makes code free (i.e. that > it's under a Free licence). How does your trademark licence restricting permitted modifications (essentially making part of your code invariant) qualify as a "Free licence"? Is it free only because we can change the name and discard the trademark licence?