Joey Hess wrote: > Hector Blanco wrote: >> My name is Hector Blanco. >> I developed a game called 'Debian vs Pimientos' in which you >> have to kill peppers, using the Debian logo as a ship. >> Well, more info is here: >> http://www.neopontec.com/en/games/index.php?sec=game&gid=1 >> >> Some persons commented me that this would be a violation of the >> Debian mark. >> My question in this message is if I can continue using the >> Debian name and logo in this game. If there is any legal problem >> I can change the name and the game art. > > You can find the license for the Debian open use logo here: > http://www.debian.org/logos/ > > Copyright (c) 1999 Software in the Public Interest > This logo or a modified version may be used by anyone > to refer to the Debian project, but does not indicate > endorsement by the project. > > I think that using the open use logo in a game is allowed as long as > it's really meant to refer to the Debian project. So for example, using > it in xbill for non-microsoft-infected computers might be ok. I always thought that was a clearly appropriate use.
> It's unclear to me whether a Debian logo shooting gnu heads at peppers > is intended to be a reference to the Debian project or not. I think > you've found a grey area. :-) > OTOH, our next DebConf will be in Mexico and > many of the logo choices include prominent peppers, so perhaps you're > just ahead of the times. > > (I also wonder if putting the Debian logo on a scrumptious cake in > Finland at the last DebConf was a violation of its license, or did I think it refered to Debian because it was a DebConf cake, and DebConf is devoted to Debian. If it had been a different conference, different situation. > having DDs eat the cake symbolically make it refer to Debian? Does that > mean that the non-DD who cut me off for the last peice was breaking the > law? Oh and is this all DFSG free? But I digress..) -- ksig --random| -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
