On 2011-03-30 Helen wrote: > On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 9:14 PM, Henne Vogelsang <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hey, > > > > On 03/30/2011 11:16 AM, Helen South wrote: > >> re the upside down derivative logo on the outage note - is this a > >> Novell-sanctioned use of the logo? > >> > >> It's cute but is clearly derivative of the openSUSE Geeko logo, > >> which we are not permitted to change. > > > > If its done as part of the project we are permitted to do whatever > > we want guys. Please don't make this stuff more complicated then > > it is :) > > > > Henne > > > > -- > > Henne Vogelsang, openSUSE. > > Everybody has a plan, until they get hit. > > - Mike Tyson > > -- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > > For additional commands, e-mail: > > [email protected] > > Ok, what wording should I use to reflect this on the Brand page? > Something like this - > > "This guideline is for use of the openSUSE logo as a logo or branding > icon specifically. If the Geeko is used as creative artwork or > illustration and not as a logo, the above guidelines regarding color, > positioning and derivative elements may be disregarded." > > or remove the section on derivatives completely? > > http://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Artwork_brand
What henne said means: others have to use either the trademark/branding guidelines or ask the board for permission ([email protected]). We can use it however we like, but of course for brand consistency it usually makes sense to follow the branding as closely as possible However a upside-down geeko when our infrastructure goes down - seems like appropriate use of a deformation to me ;-) > thanks > > Helen
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