Am I correct in my understanding after reading http://www.apache.org/foundation/marks/pmcs#graphics that the only constraint on logos that the current candidates aren't satisfying is that "it includes a small "TM" symbol in the graphic or immediately adjacent to it"?
On Thu, Jun 20, 2013 at 2:08 PM, Mattmann, Chris A (398J) < [email protected]> wrote: > > Hey Guys, > > Glad this convo is happening. Shane, Trademarks@ peeps. Since this > came up during the Board meeting, wanted you to know that Mesos PMC > and the community are working through branding issues. > > Just wanted to keep you in the loop. > > Cheers all. > > Chris > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > Chris Mattmann, Ph.D. > Senior Computer Scientist > NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Pasadena, CA 91109 USA > Office: 171-266B, Mailstop: 171-246 > Email: [email protected] > WWW: http://sunset.usc.edu/~mattmann/ > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > Adjunct Assistant Professor, Computer Science Department > University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089 USA > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dave Lester <[email protected]> > Reply-To: "[email protected]" > <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" > <[email protected]> > Date: Thursday, June 20, 2013 2:05 PM > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [jira] [Commented] (MESOS-337) New Logo for Mesos Project > > >+1 to Chris A. > > > >On the larger issue of conforming with branding guidelines, I'm in > >complete > >agreement that this is important short-term work for the project; I'm > >happy > >to take the lead. I've mocked up of a site refresh that should be fully > >compliant with the guidelines (appropriate linking, copyright notices, > >etc), and plan to improve and share that sometime next week -- I thought > >it > >was better to focus on pushing through one thing at a time. > > > > > >On Thu, Jun 20, 2013 at 1:55 PM, Chris Aniszczyk <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> On Thu, Jun 20, 2013 at 1:48 PM, Mattmann, Chris A (398J) < > >> [email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> > Hi Dave, > >> > > >> > This is an important one so wanted to follow up here on the dev > >> > list (CC to [email protected] so it will go to JIRA too). > >> > > >> > The logo for Apache Mesos needs to conform to the branding > >> > requirements, here: > >> > > >> > http://www.apache.org/foundation/marks/pmcs > >> > >> > >> The only thing about the branding requirements is that there exists a > >>"TM" > >> near the logo... that's it > >> > >> *Logos And Graphics > >> > >> Logos are important to recognize as trademarks as well. For the > >>project's > >> official logo (if it has one, and especially if it uses the ASF > >>feather), > >> ensure that it includes a small "TM" symbol in the graphic or > >>immediately > >> adjacent to it. For pages that include the project logo on them, ensure > >>you > >> mention "... and the Project logo are trademarks..." in the attribution. > >> > >> Projects may may choose to use the Apache feather in their logo if they > >> wish, but if they do so they should contact trademarks@ to determine the > >> best format of the feather to use. In the near future we plan to have > >>much > >> simpler versions of the feather to incorporate if desired, including > >> various sizes and colors.* > >> > >> but if you look at other Apache projects... no one does this... > >>Hadoop... > >> Pig... Shrio... etc... I think we'll be OK. I think it's really > >>important > >> to choose the best logo for the project and then worry about the > >>details. > >> > >> -- > >> Cheers, > >> > >> Chris Aniszczyk | Open Source | Twitter, Inc. > >> @cra | +1 512 961 6719 > >> >
