I'm with yonik on this one... why would the logo need a tm? Isn't it already trademarked?
I'm in no rush to make the logo more ugly... for no need. Is the plan to add tm to all the feather images across apache too? http://www.apache.org/ but I hate to be a pain in the ass On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 5:16 PM, Yonik Seeley <[email protected]> wrote: > On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 4:58 PM, Grant Ingersoll <[email protected]> wrote: >> You can read it at http://www.apache.org/foundation/marks/pmcs > > I did - but just because it appears on a web page does not make it > true. There have been *many* examples (and still are many examples) > of things that are on our websites that are not strictly true. > >> , which is what I'm following and explains in the first paragraph. I don't >> understand why it is a big deal to add a little TM on the logo. > > Part of it is uglification, part of it is slippery slope. I see > increasing micro-management and rigidity and it's something I actively > fight against ;-) > >> It's standard practice for anyone wanting to protect their names/logos > > http://www.pg.com/ > http://www.pepsi.com/ > http://www.kraftfoodscompany.com > http://www.unilever.com/ > http://www.conocophillips.com/ > http://www.3m.com/ > http://www.boeing.com/ > http://www.pfizer.com/home/ > http://www.google.com/ > http://www.apple.com/ > http://www.jnj.com/ > http://www.ge.com/ > http://www.att.com/ > http://www.verizon.com > > In my quick survey of some of the biggest companies off the top of my > head, about 75% did not. > >> and as you stated, they are already trademarked items. > > meaning it shouldn't be necessary. > > -Yonik > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
