One should note that this usually isn't an issue for users of OFBiz,
mostly for those creating derivative works, those writing publicly
about OFBiz, etc.
Also, on a side note, I'm personally against a lot of these new ASF
policies, as are many others at the ASF. For now though, it doesn't
matter so much IMO.
-David
On Sep 14, 2009, at 12:14 AM, Jacques Le Roux wrote:
BTW http://www.apache.org/foundation/marks/
Jacques
From: "Jacques Le Roux" <[email protected]>
From: "James McGill" <[email protected]>
Actually, being more serious, OFBiz is part of the Apache Software
Foundation and one of the very important parts of the Apache
license and way
of doing things is that there are no restrictions on what the
software can
be used for. In other words, as part of the way the Apache
License 2.0 works
there are no restrictions for any industry.
On the other hand, the license expressly excludes trademarks, and I
wonder if there are any considerations
on the use of, say, the Apache Feather logo, for instance. I wonder
about this, even if it's nothing more
than a "powered by [feather]" logo.
Yes, you are right. You can't use the Apache Feather logo (or other
ASF properties like "Apache OFBiz") but you may use a "powered by
[feather]" logo.
If you do so you should also put a sentence like "This site is not
associated with the Apache Software Foundation". You may found an
example here
http://docs.ofbiz.org/display/OFBIZ/OFBiz+Demo+Servers#OFBizDemoServers-Disclaimers
Jacques
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James McGill
Phoenix AZ
