On Thu, May 2, 2013 at 8:35 AM, Andrew Bogott <[email protected]> wrote: > On 5/2/13 10:20 AM, Stephen E Slevinski Jr wrote: > > Hi list and Andrew Bogott, > > I'm administering a MediaWiki install on Labs. > http://ase.wikipedia.wmflabs.org > > 2 days ago, the logo changed on the site. A new logo is set for all > MediaWiki installs on Labs. Here are the details. > http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/wiki/mediawiki-cvs/354166?do=post_view_threaded > > The logo is set after the site specific LocalSettings.php file has been > loaded, so it is impossible to customize. > require_once( 'orig/LocalSettings.php' ); > $wgLogo = "$wgStylePath/common/images/labs_mediawiki_logo.png"; > > Is there a new policy that all MediaWiki installs on Labs must use the > approved logo? The logo is important for branding, and while I appreciate > Wikimedia Labs, the generic logo does not feel right for the the ASL > Wikipedia Project. > > Steve -- > > Sorry for the breakage! I added that code in a response to a request > from Legal, in order to ensure that labs instances don't use trademarked WMF > logos. However, it is totally fine for your site to use a different logo, > presuming it is not a trademarked one.
To give a few more details - we have seen situations where people are confused about what is/isn't official, and therefore (among other things) whether or not the privacy policy applies. So we'd prefer the official logos not be used on Labs, just to make it more clear to users that Labs is special and different rules may apply to any information they give to things running on Labs. The alternative would be to enforce the full main privacy policy on Labs, but trust me- changing the logo is easier :) As always with this sort of thing, please feel free to ask us if you have questions - we're happy to help resolve any questions/concerns/what have you. Thanks- Luis -- Luis Villa Deputy General Counsel Wikimedia Foundation 415.839.6885 ext. 6810 NOTICE: This message may be confidential or legally privileged. If you have received it by accident, please delete it and let us know about the mistake. As an attorney for the Wikimedia Foundation, for legal/ethical reasons I cannot give legal advice to, or serve as a lawyer for, community members, volunteers, or staff members in their personal capacity. _______________________________________________ Labs-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/labs-l
