On Fri, Aug 30, 2013 at 6:17 PM, Rob Weir <robw...@apache.org> wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 30, 2013 at 2:22 PM, Donald Whytock <dwhyt...@apache.org> > wrote: > > No, but Apache cares about legal issues, and therefore might not want > > someone else's trademarks (however valid or frivolous) infringed upon in > > the context of presenting Apache's own valid ones. > > > > Trademarks apply to a specific class of product. There is no other > OpenOffice, Apache OpenOffice or OpenOffice.org that is a software > application. This is why the jobs website Monster.com can exist > along with Monster Cables, or Apple Records can exist along with Apple > Computer. So long as we use the full name at first use for clarity, > we should feel free to use the shorter form in the rest of the > document. This has been our practice on the website, press releases, > documentation, etc. > > Actually, Apple Records and Apple Computer had a very hard time existing with each other for many years... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Corps_v._Apple_Computer ...But yeah, I can see that if you lead with Apache OpenOffice it establishes context. Thanks. Don
