On 13 January 2011 16:51, Phil Steitz <phil.ste...@gmail.com> wrote: > I think we are in pretty good shape in terms of complying with the > guidelines [1] that all projects are expected to get into full > compliance with early this year (i.e., RSN). I see one very small > issue and one rather larger one. The small issue is the lack of a > "Security" link in our nav. Otherwise, I think we are in good shape > on all items on the checklist, other than trademark attributions.
I'd like to see a bit more consistency in the menu items that are present - for example, it's not always easy to find the license link. Also, that is supposed to link directly to the license page, not a local copy of the AL. > Personally, I see no value in claiming trademark on "Apache Commons" > or "Commons foo" for any of our beloved [foo] and I have no desire and > limited ability to add little "TM" symbols to all of the > gimp-generated logos that we have on component pages. Before I ask > forgiveness from the ASF trademark gods on this, I need to make sure > that the community is in agreement. If not, then we need to get to > work adding the little "TMs" and trademark footers. What do others > think about this? Also, Henri or someone more knowledgeable on the > trademark stuff please educate me if I am incorrectly characterizing > our options / requirements. I agree it's probably not worth trying to TM every component, but perhaps Apache Commons itself should be branded? > Please also have a look at [1] and confirm that I have not missed > anything else that we need to do. For projects that do wish to claim a brand, it's important that the name - Apache Foo (say) - is used as an adjective, not a noun. So one has to say "Apache Foo software is ..." rather than "Apache Foo is". I'm not sure if this is still a requirement if no attempt is being made to treat the name as a trademark. > Thanks! > > Phil > > [1] http://www.apache.org/foundation/marks/pmcs.html > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@commons.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@commons.apache.org > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@commons.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@commons.apache.org
