On Mon, Aug 04, 2003, Gilad Ben-Yossef wrote about "Re: Trademarks, copyright
licenses, the GPL and RedHat":
> >On Sun, Aug 03, 2003, Gilad Ben-Yossef wrote about "Trademarks, copyright
> >licenses, the GPL and RedHat":
> >>This includes their logo and name used on the software on their CDs. If
> >>you want to distribute the software, you need to remove their trademark
> >>from it.
> >>...
> >>Does this violate the principles of Free Software (note that I didn't
> >>say anything about the GPL license - IANAL, I'm asking if you think it
> >>hurts violates the philosophy of Free Software):
Richard Stallman just said something about this issue in an interview in
"open for business" (whatever that is...). See
http://www.ofb.biz/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=260
A relevant partial quote:
Q: ... MandrakeSoft's Multi-Network Firewall is based on entirely Free
Software, however the Mandrake branding itself is placed under a more
restrictive license (you can't redistribute it for a fee). This give the
user or consultant two choices -- use the software under the more
restrictive licensing or remove the Mandrake artwork. What are your
thoughts on this type or approach?
RMS: I think it is legitimate. Freedom to redistribute and change software
is a human right that must be protected, but the commercial use of a logo
is a very different matter. Provided that removing the logo from the
software is easy to do in practice, the requirement to pay for use of the
logo does not stain the free status of the software itself.
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Nadav Har'El | Tuesday, Aug 19 2003, 21 Av 5763
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