Nathanael Nerode wrote: > Josh Triplett wrote: >>Nathanael Nerode wrote: >>>Trademark license: >>>"You may use this logo or a modified version of it to refer to Debian. >>>You may not use this logo, or any confusingly similar logo, to refer to >>>anything else in a way which might cause confusion with Debian." >>>Final clarification: >>>"(If you have a modified version of this logo which is not confusingly >>>similar to the original, you may use it for any purpose.)" >> >>While I understand the purpose of such a license, I don't think works >>under this license should be allowed in Debian main. Free works must be >>usable for any purpose. > > Perhaps I have stated it poorly. They should be usable for any purpose > *except* the purpose of causing confusion as to whether something is related > to Debian or not. I believe that that is a purpose which does not need to > be protected and can, and should, be discriminated against.
No, you stated it fine. A Free logo would be usable unmodified as the logo for another project or website. That would probably cause confusion with Debian, but it is a legitimate use for a Free logo. - Josh Triplett
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