Dear Debian Developers: My name is Robert Tolu and I currently lead a project known as Debian Pure (www.debianpure.com). I am writing because it has come to my attention that the Debian name is a trademark and I may be infringing on this trademark. Let me tell you about Debian Pure. Basically, its the official Sarge installer slightly modified to install sets of packages and preseeds to get a Debian desktop running. The packages that are included all come from the official Sarge repositories with the exceptions of the common plugins (Java, Flash, w32codecs, libdvdcss2, mplayer).
I want to apologize in advance if I have indeed infringed on the Debian trademark and will change the name of Debian Pure immediately if you so desire. My intention was to make setting up a Debian desktop easy for the masses. Debian Pure is just as easy as installing Ubuntu and it installs a Debian Gnome or Kde desktop in less than 15 minutes. All of this is contained on one disc. I ask that you give it a quick look and hack. I wish to take this opportunity to say how much I respect the Debian distribution and I would like to find a solution to this potential problem. I see a few possibilities. First, the most obvious is that I change the name of Debian Pure. Second, Debian Pure does install a Debian proper system. Ive noticed other modified installers that are considered Debian. Perhaps if I remove the plugins and post a script online that would install those separately would be sufficient? And third, the Debian project grants Debian Pure permission to use the name. I hope that we find a resolution to this issue. I believe Debian Pure and Debian benefit from each other. I thank you for your time and understanding. Sincerely, Robert Tolu [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
