On Sun, Aug 14, 2011 at 10:25 AM, Simon Phipps <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 14 Aug 2011, at 14:24, Rob Weir wrote: > >> We have a trademark policy that states what uses are permitted without >> additional permission, and which uses may be allowed with specific >> permission from Apache. The policy does not differ based the >> incorporation status of the requestor. However, the application of >> the policy, on a case by cases basis, will obviously take into account >> the specific circumstances of the request. > > All true with regard to the use of trademarks, but mostly orthogonal to the > question of the AOOo project's attitude towards third-party fundraisers. AOOo > is in a unique position compared with all prior Apache projects of which I am > aware and the various comments on this thread indicate we need to give > thoughtful and clear guidance. >
Agreed. But this guidance comes in response to thoughtful and clear proposal from an organization that wishes to use the trademark. >> So I think it would be unwise of us to give any >> blanket approval for trademark permissions to non-profits in general. >> We should take each case on its own merits. > > Noted and agreed, although I've not seen anyone propose otherwise. > > S. > >
