Re: New website: Logos

2009-06-30 Thread Mark Polesky
Jan Nieuwenhuizen wrote: > So, instead, we can say that, *if* anyone should complain > > - users are greatly helped by/need clear image logos > - every single project has it's own unreadable legalese > and we cannot afford the time and money to get a lawyer > go over this > - it str

Re: New website: Logos

2009-06-30 Thread Graham Percival
On Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 10:56:57AM +0200, Jan Nieuwenhuizen wrote: > Op dinsdag 30-06-2009 om 01:42 uur [tijdzone -0700], schreef Graham > Percival: > > > Since my contributions are directly proportional to my amount of > > panty-knottedness, shouldn't you deliberately knot them? ;) > > (seriousl

Re: New website: Logos

2009-06-30 Thread Jan Nieuwenhuizen
Op dinsdag 30-06-2009 om 01:42 uur [tijdzone -0700], schreef Graham Percival: > Since my contributions are directly proportional to my amount of > panty-knottedness, shouldn't you deliberately knot them? ;) > (seriously, "immense irritation" is the most motivating factor for > me working on lilyp

Re: New website: Logos

2009-06-30 Thread Graham Percival
On Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 10:30:29AM +0200, Jan Nieuwenhuizen wrote: > So, instead, we can say that, *if* anyone should complain > > - it strikes us that these legalese are in place to prevent > misuse/slander etc, and *not* to slow down other free software > projects, or hinder other free

Re: New website: Logos

2009-06-30 Thread Jan Nieuwenhuizen
Op dinsdag 30-06-2009 om 00:59 uur [tijdzone -0700], schreef Graham Percival: > > > Why dont you just leave them, and remove them if someone sends a > > > nastygram? > > > > +1. > > Because if anybody complains, it's kind-of hard to pretend it was > an innocent mistake after this archived, publ

Re: New website: Logos

2009-06-30 Thread Graham Percival
On Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 09:15:00AM +0200, Jan Nieuwenhuizen wrote: > Op maandag 29-06-2009 om 22:55 uur [tijdzone -0300], schreef Han-Wen > Nienhuys: > > On Mon, Jun 29, 2009 at 6:37 PM, Francisco Vila > > wrote: > > > 2009/6/29 Graham Percival : > > >> IMO, this whole thing is bloody bollocks. L

Re: New website: Logos

2009-06-30 Thread Graham Percival
On Mon, Jun 29, 2009 at 05:13:26PM +0200, Francisco Vila wrote: > Windows logos are not free and they are problematic. These are in > commons and can be used: > > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Microsoft_Windows_logos Heh, I like the imitation logo. Could you take a screenshot of a b

Re: New website: Logos

2009-06-30 Thread Jan Nieuwenhuizen
Op maandag 29-06-2009 om 22:55 uur [tijdzone -0300], schreef Han-Wen Nienhuys: > On Mon, Jun 29, 2009 at 6:37 PM, Francisco Vila wrote: > > 2009/6/29 Graham Percival : > >> IMO, this whole thing is bloody bollocks. Let's stop wasting our > >> time and simply remove every graphical logo from the we

Re: New website: Logos

2009-06-29 Thread Han-Wen Nienhuys
On Mon, Jun 29, 2009 at 6:37 PM, Francisco Vila wrote: > 2009/6/29 Graham Percival : >> IMO, this whole thing is bloody bollocks.  Let's stop wasting our >> time and simply remove every graphical logo from the website. > > I agree. It does not worth the headache. Why dont you just leave them, and

Re: New website: Logos

2009-06-29 Thread Francisco Vila
2009/6/29 Graham Percival : > IMO, this whole thing is bloody bollocks.  Let's stop wasting our > time and simply remove every graphical logo from the website. I agree. It does not worth the headache. > (... ok, I suppose we *could* have a column-center-bottom area at > the bottom of the Download

Re: New website: Logos

2009-06-29 Thread Graham Percival
On Mon, Jun 29, 2009 at 04:54:05PM +0200, Francisco Vila wrote: > With regarding to the use of logos in the downolad pages, and > specifically about the Linux Tux logo, it can be freely used but the > author Larry Ewing is to be acknowledged. Thanks for looking into all this. I must admit that I

Re: New website: Logos

2009-06-29 Thread Francisco Vila
>From Apple legal, but not specifically for the X (from Mac Os X) logo, and if the webpage is a 'publication', we have this: When using the marks in publications that will be distributed only in the United States, include the appropriate TM, SM, or ® symbol on first use. For publications that

Re: New website: Logos

2009-06-29 Thread Francisco Vila
Windows logos are not free and they are problematic. These are in commons and can be used: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Microsoft_Windows_logos The official logo is used in German wikipedia with a warning, but I don't read German: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:Logo_Microsoft_W

New website: Logos

2009-06-29 Thread Francisco Vila
With regarding to the use of logos in the downolad pages, and specifically about the Linux Tux logo, it can be freely used but the author Larry Ewing is to be acknowledged. Permission to use and/or modify this image is granted provided you acknowledge me lew...@isc.tamu.edu and The GIMP if som