On Wed, Sep 17, 2003 at 07:25:37AM -0700, Derek Neighbors wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > I think great caution should be exercised here. One thing Debian > appears to take very seriously is it's social contract and the > evaluation of the licenses of the packages it puts in main. I think > that Debian should not blindly jump on an "increased" marketing > opportunity solely because it is available. I think this mail is proof > that it is going through a review/thought process which is great. :) > Skolelinux Debian _Associates_ perhaps ?? Debian Labs makes it seem they develop/test on Debian's behalf and at Debian's request - which is not quite corect.
> > The problem becomes, once you open the gate for them, have you opened > pandora's box? What happens when someone who you dont like what they do > or the people involved with the project and they want to use the Debian > name? Agreed. We have enough trouble with rogue domain registrations and the like. > > | It's quite unfortunate that they cannot use the Debian name because of > | this reason since the Skolelinux project does an excellent job and > | could generate good publicity for Debian when they emphasize their > | relationship to Debian through their name. There are many good Debian > Alternatively - If they're Debian developers and a valid Debian sub-project - why not "sponsor" them in the same way that the FSF once sponsored us and suggest a name change for the project to Debian Skolelinux ?? > This will be no easy task mind you. From what I have seen on the > debian-legal list and debian-policy list it is hard to get a large > number of Debian developers to agree on such matters, but I think it is > the only way you can approach it without shooting yourself in the foot. Too bloody right :) > > | I would like to ask for comments on this idea. Are people comfortable > | with organizations calling themselves "<foo> Debian Labs" assuming > | that they are doing Debian related work and generally conform to a set > | of guidelines (which are yet to be developed). Also, is there anyone > | interested in helping develop these guidelines? > > I would be interested in being involved in such guidelines. > As would I. Andy
