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Re: Trademark rights and copyright for "Cygwin" and logo.
On Fri, May 11, 2007 at 09:52:33PM -0400, Larry Hall (Cygwin) wrote:
>Christopher Faylor wrote:
>> On Fri, May 11, 2007 at 04:56:21PM -0500, DePriest, Jason R. wrote:
>>> For the Cygwin folks, it is really a good idea to have the preferred
>>> usage of the logo documented in an easily accessible location. This
>>> long, drawn out, emotional thread has shown that nobody really knows
>>> how someone can legally use the logo.
>>
>> There is only one person here who works at Red Hat, they are not a
>> lawyer and, the last I knew, had no way to gain definitive statements
>> from Red Hat counsel.
>>
>> So, again, I think I'm consistent in noting that if anyone is planning
>> to use the Cygwin logo or the Cygwin name or has questions about
>> licensing then it is in their best interests to make sure that Red Hat
>> officially agrees with the usage. If they can get a general assurance
>> from Red Hat then we'll be more than happy to put it on the web site. I
>> suspect that nobody would be willing to provide official carte blanche
>> usage suitable for this type of purpose but IANetc.
>>
>> Hmm. Maybe something like that is what should go in the FAQ.
>
>Maybe it should but then again, since this is the first time I recall in
>at least 12 years that this issue has come up on the list, I'm not sure it
>qualifies as an FAQ. Maybe it could go under the contributor's guide or
>the cygwin-license list description. Or maybe it needs it's own, more
>visible category.
I was thinking of a general "I want to distribute Cygwin is it ok to
XYZ?" section. Questions of that nature come up all of the time.
cgf
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