Hi, Thanks for your answers and advices.
2014-11-07 16:03 GMT+01:00 Benjamin Root <ben.r...@ou.edu>: > I can't speak about trademarks, but with regards to projects that are > released under BSD license, it is my understanding (but, IANAL) that it is > perfectly valid to sell a product using BSD code. I also think that it is > ok to relicense it as GPLv3, but I am not entirely clear on that. > > Trademarks are an entirely different issue, though, and one that I have > zero clue about. Do get a lawyer, or at least read up on the legal FAQs > from FSF and other organizations. > > Ben Root > > On Fri, Nov 7, 2014 at 9:49 AM, Apps Embedded <apps.embed...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> This was just in case we could get some answers about selling some >> open-source code including Matplotlib. >> >> Apps Embedded Team. >> >> 2014-11-07 15:42 GMT+01:00 Sandro Tosi <mo...@debian.org>: >> >>> Hello, >>> I agree with Thomas this is not the right (and only) forum to ask >>> these questions. If you seek legal advice you should ask a lawyer. >>> >>> On Fri, Nov 7, 2014 at 2:28 PM, Apps Embedded <apps.embed...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> > Hi, >>> > >>> > Could I name this app "Scipy Console Free" ? >>> >>> do no use any name already taken, thats a general rule of thumb to >>> avoid legal issues >>> >>> > >>> > In the BSD licence of Scipy library, it is said >>> > "... >>> > >>> > Neither the name of Enthought nor the names of the SciPy Developers >>> may be >>> > used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without >>> > specific prior written permission. >>> > >>> > ..." >>> > >>> > So Scipy Console shoud be ok ? Since Scipy does not seem to be >>> forbidden by >>> > the licence text. >>> >>> Nope you didnt get the licence right (at list that point), there it >>> means you cannot say the entity Enthought or any SciPy developers (the >>> people who wrote the scipy code) are endorsing your product as good, >>> valid, appropriate, anything. >>> >>> Again, seek legal advices with legal professionels. >>> >>> Regards, >>> -- >>> Sandro Tosi (aka morph, morpheus, matrixhasu) >>> My website: http://matrixhasu.altervista.org/ >>> Me at Debian: http://wiki.debian.org/SandroTosi >>> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Matplotlib-devel mailing list >> Matplotlib-devel@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-devel >> >> >
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