On Fri, Oct 15, 2010 at 10:19:33AM +1100, Simon Cropper wrote: > Hi, > > Can someone please explain if the FOSS4G acronym can be used to identify > 'free > and open source geographical information systems/tools used to view, edit, > manipulate and map geospatial data' and whether I can use it to help > define/name some educational material I am creating? > > Something along the line of 'FOSS4G Handbook' or 'FOSS4G Guide'; or is the > FOSS4G acronym now to intrinsically linked to OSGeo?
Socially speaking, I think that to anyone in the OSGeo community, it's not only linked to "OSGeo", but actually to the conference itself; a "FOSS4G Guide" would be a conference guide to me, not a software guide. I don't have technical information on trademark, etc. but I think that it is really unlikely that using the term "FOSS4G" in the OSGeo space would have the effect you're hoping for. Regards, -- Christopher Schmidt Web Developer _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
