On 28 February 2012 20:01, Donald Whytock <[email protected]> wrote: > There was talk of a "Powered by AOO" logo. Maybe this should be > propogated up to the foundation to have an "Apache Inside" logo?
No, that is not how it (currently) works around here. Providing a foundation wide "Apache inside" logo doesn't seem to make sense to me. It means that huge numbers of Java applications would have "Apache inside" because of the almost universal use of the various Commons libraries. I can't speak for the Trademarks committee but I very much doubt they would want to take on managing such a situation. If you want to challenge that opinion the right place to do it is [email protected] It is critical that AOO recognises that each project is responsible for their own trademark management beyond the standard Apache policy. Trademarks@ is there to provide support when necessary, but this PPMC is responsible for day to day management. The AOO project ***needs*** "powered by" or whatever. Without one it is extremely difficult to have satisfactory arrangements with organisations like Team OOo. The project mentors have been saying this since the very beginning of the project yet nobody has yet created such a logo and accompanying policy. I'm starting to think that the lack of a "powered by" logo and policy might be a blocker for the 3.4 release. I'd like to hear Shanes thoughts on this (as a mentor first, rather than as VP Trademarks). Ross
