Thanks Shane we'll do that. Small update: it's the Apache Mesos PMC (we're proud of it!) no more "P" prefix anymore.
Thanks again for the guidance dood. Cheers, 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: Shane Curcuru <[email protected]> Reply-To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Date: Thursday, June 27, 2013 1:16 PM To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, Apache Mesos Dev <[email protected]> Cc: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [jira] [Commented] (MESOS-337) New Logo for Mesos Project >(Note this message spans private and public lists) > >On 6/26/13 11:03 PM, David Nalley wrote: >> On Tue, Jun 25, 2013 at 3:15 PM, Dave Lester >><[email protected]> wrote: >>> Hi Shane and David, >>> >>> Now that the vote for a Mesos logo has passed, I have two questions: >>> >>> 1) Is there a formal process for transferring the rights for a logo? I >>> wasn't able to find anything on the website. >>> 2) Where should I inquire about whether or not we need a TM to appear >>>in our >>> new logo? As Chris A pointed out, a number of high-profile Apache >>>projects >>> don't have a TM in their logos so I was unclear if this was necessary. >>> >> >> I'll defer to Shane to provide a canonical answer on 1. >> On #2, [1] seems pretty clear that a TM is needed. The fact that many >> projects aren't adhering to that isn't a good justification for not >> adhering to the branding guidelines IMO. >> >> [1] http://www.apache.org/foundation/marks/pmcs.html#graphics >> >> --David > >As David notes, yes, we do need to have TMs in project logos. That not >all projects have yet complied is more a result of the fact we often >have a hard time finding volunteers with the graphical skills to update >logos without mucking them up. It's not a gating issue; the project can >certainly checkin and display the logo without the TM, but you do need >to have an action item to add the TM at some point. > >In terms of assigning logo rights, we are working with legal counsel to >provide a simple trademark assignment that the logo designer can sign >for us. In the meantime, the Mesos PPMC should simply ensure that the >original logo's author has expressed their desire to donate this logo as >the Apache Mesos project logo in an email onlist, so we have the intent >down clearly. > >Thanks, >- Shane Curcuru > VP, Brand Management > The Apache Software Foundation >
