On 2007-04-27, Tuomo Valkonen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > After some discussions, I also formulated the following version, > that is still based on the LGPL. It is more complex, but the > name-related stuff is better separated.
Yet further discussions resulted in the following name usage guidelines/restrictions, that should lie entirely in the trademark domain, and therefore should also should apply to how to refer to old releases. (LGPL not touching that domain.) --- The code of this project is licensed under the LGPL, version 2.1, unless otherwise indicated in components taken from elsewhere. It is reproduced below. Additionally, the following guidelines/restrictions apply to the use of the names Ion, Ion3, and other derived names: The name 'Ion' refers to the project as a whole, and may not without further qualifiers be used to refer to any particular version of this software, or derived work. The names 'Ion1', 'Ion2', 'Ion3', etc. without further qualifiers refer to branches of the project. They may not be used to refer to packages of versions or derived works that significantly differ from the latest release on the corresponding branch, as provided by the author, with a reasonable delay (normally 28 days). Unqualified, they may also not be used to refer to executables of derived works that significantly differ from releases by the author. The names of particular releases (such as 'ion-3ds-yyyymmdd', with the last part indicating release date), may not be used to refer to versions that significantly differ from that release. Significantly altered versions that are not yet "proper" derived works (which would need a new name and maintainer), may use these names together with a further qualifier that indicates the nature of the change, provided that they in no way point to the original author for support. A feature patch to the source code would be considered a "significant" change. A patch that fixes minor bugs, would a priori be considered insignificant, especially if it is available from the author. Basic changes in compiler options and installation paths would obviously be insignificant. Changes to the configuration files, that merely add to the standard version, without obstructing the standard setup, would a priori be considered insignificant. Changes to configuration files that are incompatible with the standard setup, would be considered significant. When in doubt, ask. -- Tuomo
