Benj. Mako Hill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Exclusivity? As in, the idea of making a trademark license an > exclusive one in a given area or field? I think that would be a very > bad idea with Debian.
Think of it in terms of namespace pollution. We complain about packages called "Terminal", because it implies that other terminal programs are somehow less effective. The name carries some concept of exclusivity. Martin's suggestion of "Debian Press" has the same issue - it implies that any other Debian-related publishing company is somehow less attached to the project. I think "Debian Common Core" fits into this as well. My suggestion would be that the Debian trademark should be restricted to novel names and not used in descriptive terms. "Microsoft Debian" ought to be permitted - "Debian T-shirts" should not. (http://madpenguin.org/cms/?m=show&id=4921 has an interview with Bruce Perens, where he repeatedly uses the name "Debian Common Core" rather than DCC. If the idea is that DCC stands for "Debian Common Core" in the same way that NT stands for "New Technology", ie that officially it doesn't, I think there needs to be a bit more consistency here) -- Matthew Garrett | [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
