On Sun, Feb 28, 2010 at 7:24 PM, Gary Mort <garyam...@gmail.com> wrote: > Does anyone else find it......incomprehensible how the Joomla Core team > interprets this? > When you receive a full copy of Joomla, within that file are image files for > the Joomla logo as well as many multiple references to Joomla!. > The GPL license insists that it applies to every item in that zipfile. Not > just code. > Therefore technically, Open Source Matters is blatantly violating the GPL by > including trademarked images and names in a zipfile with GPL items. > Every now and then when I feel snarky, I feel like doing something with the > Joomla Logo and challenging them to finally come clean and settle the issue > in a court of law....instead of using their "we're GPL but we're not GPL" > contortions.
I'll weigh in on this one as I'm not exactly famous for not having an opinion. (cough) Trademark and copyright simply means OSM owns the name and logo. GPL however is a software license, which simply means you can do whatever you want with said software, as long as you comply with the GPL. Where is there a conflict between trademark and license regarding Joomla? Pretty sure naming the software joomla and shipping it with a GPL license doesn't mean you can apply the GPL to the copyright or trademark. -- Mitch _______________________________________________ New York PHP SIG: Joomla! Mailing List http://lists.nyphp.org/mailman/listinfo/joomla NYPHPCon 2006 Presentations Online http://www.nyphpcon.com Show Your Participation in New York PHP http://www.nyphp.org/show_participation.php
