On Sun, Aug 14, 2011 at 10:57 AM, Simon Phipps <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sun, Aug 14, 2011 at 3:49 PM, Rob Weir <[email protected]> wrote: > >> 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. >> > > Assuming you mean TeamOOo, does that mean you believe their name is a > trademark infringement? >
You are making a false assumption. We don't have a proposal from TeamOOo. t think there is much we can say in general other than "Specific proposals are welcome". But given a specific proposal, one of the first things I'd look at is whether the trademark was used in a way that implied endorsement by Apache, or whether it was merely the minimum necessary to express the charitable purpose of the organization. > S. >
