In the past, OLPC was amenable to the use of the xo logo in Sugar, but asked we not use it in marketing materials without a formal co-branding licensing agreement. [1,2]
The proposed feet logo is likely a violation of the GNOME Foundation trademark, more info on their site [3]. Sean. 1. http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/iaep/2008-December/003059.html 2. http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/iaep/2011-October/014245.html 3. https://wiki.gnome.org/action/show/FoundationBoard/Resources/LicensingGuidelines?action=show&redirect=Foundation%2FLicensingGuidelines On Wed, Sep 13, 2017 at 2:33 PM, Walter Bender <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Wed, Sep 13, 2017 at 2:25 PM, Laura Vargas <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Am attaching the previous brand icon Trademark just for reference. >> > > The question is more complex than whether or not OLPC received a > trademark. Was it ever applicable to our use in Sugar? Is it still valid? > Note that "a failure to enforce a trademark by monitoring the mark for > misuses will result in a weakening of the mark and loss of distinctiveness, > which can lead to a loss of the trademark." [1] Sugar Labs has been using > xo-computer.svg and has never, as far as I know, received any notification > that we are infringing. I don't know the answers to these questions, which > is why I asked that our lawyer look into it. > > [1] https://www.justia.com/intellectual-property/trademarks/enforcement/ > > regards. > > -walter > >> >> >> >> 2017-09-13 13:16 GMT-05:00 Laura Vargas <[email protected]>: >> >>> Hi Alex, >>> >>> Yes Sugar user interface needed to urgently get rid of any Trademark at >>> all. We can breath now :D >>> >>> If you don't like the feet feel free to propose a new option or a >>> dynamic for our Community to accomplish a new one collaboratively. I >>> really like the cute little finger color's. >>> >>> See how it looks here: >>> >>> http://laboratoriosazucar.org/azucarizador/ >>> >>> There is still an urgent need for 111.1 Sugar release including this >>> change. >>> >>> Am not sure whether or not Sugar Labs has currently a release Manager. >>> >>> Maybe if we propose a "Christmas Edition" for 111.1 I'll get to inspire >>> some heroes to help us out. >>> >>> It would be ideal, if we can also add some other critical features >>> required like the elimination of the male/female initial question. >>> >>> >>> Regards >>> >>> Laura >>> >>> 2017-09-13 12:06 GMT-05:00 Alex Perez <[email protected]>: >>> >>>> On this subject, I may have missed this, but where did the (IMHO awful) >>>> "feet" icon come from, who approved its use, and was the board involved >>>> with the decision? It seems a fairly central branding decision. >>>> >>>> Walter Bender <[email protected]> >>>> Wednesday, September 13, 2017 5:49 AM >>>> Regarding https://github.com/sugarlabs/sugar-artwork/pull/96 it would >>>> be helpful to get Tony's feedback. Can you please contact him as our >>>> liaison to the SFC? >>>> >>>> regards. >>>> >>>> -walter >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Walter Bender >>>> Sugar Labs >>>> http://www.sugarlabs.org >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Sugar-devel mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/sugar-devel >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Sugar-devel mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/sugar-devel >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Laura V. >>> * I&D SomosAZUCAR.Org* >>> >>> “Solo la tecnología libre nos hará libres.” >>> ~ L. Victoria >>> >>> Happy Learning! >>> #LearningByDoing >>> #Projects4good >>> #IDesignATSugarLabs >>> #WeCanDoBetter >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Laura V. >> * I&D SomosAZUCAR.Org* >> >> “Solo la tecnología libre nos hará libres.” >> ~ L. Victoria >> >> Happy Learning! >> #LearningByDoing >> #Projects4good >> #IDesignATSugarLabs >> #WeCanDoBetter >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Sugar-devel mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/sugar-devel >> >> > > > -- > Walter Bender > Sugar Labs > http://www.sugarlabs.org > <http://www.sugarlabs.org> > > _______________________________________________ > Sugar-devel mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/sugar-devel > >
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