[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> We has been discussing this recently with the FSF (though I'm not
> directly involved and I don't know the current status). The main issue
> at this point is that we do like the fact that our license prevents
> third parties from using the word "Apache" in the name of software based
> on it. This is (AFAIK) the reason RMS says that the ASL is incompatible
> with the GPL -- he says that restriction violates a portion of section 6
> of the GPL, in that it imposses additional restrictions.
>
> If there's some way to resolve this, though, we'll try to do so.
Has the ASF attempted to obtain trademark or other protection for the
Apache name in the market of computer software? It seems like this
clause wouldn't need to be in the license if there was an another means
of keeping non-ASF sanctioned projects from using the name.
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