That was my point in my previous email on this thread, and that’s why I shared the trademark policy.
The updated proposal (including Max and Danica updates) looks good to me. Regards JB Le jeu. 29 mai 2025 à 14:48, Rich Bowen <rbo...@apache.org> a écrit : > > > On 2025/05/23 19:24:28 Russell Spitzer wrote: > > Hey Y'all > > > > Basically I would like to get the PMC out of the meetup approval > business > ... > > Please let me know what you think, > > (Board hat) > > A critical role of a PMC is being stewards of the project's brands/marks. > So while it's not necessary that the PMC micromanage each individual > meetup, it is important that they are *aware* of them, and are doing due > dilligence to ensure that those brands are being used appropriately. > > I don't think that necessarily means that there is an approval vote for > each one. That is, indeed, too much micromanagement. But I would encurage > project members (whether PMC or not) who attend these events to be aware of > the brand policy, and point out to meetup organizers when they're being > violated (which I would expect to be very infrequent!). > > That is to say, +1 in general to your proposal here, with the > understanding that the project as a whole owns the project's brands, and > should be diligent about ensuring that they are not abused. >
