Re: [gentoo-pr] Does our TSHIRT breake the Logo Usage Guideline?

[widyachacra]

Dear SvenV,

i think gentoo foundation's current name/logo guidelines need some
modifications to apply.

note: when v r moving on de road we can see lot of caps,t-shirts,etc...
named with "Nike" name, so why gentoo? i think its a good advertising method
us to promote Gentoo among others...(this is my opinieon).


On 11/6/05, Matteo 'Peach' Pescarin <peach@××××××××.it> wrote:
>
> On Sat, 5 Nov 2005 21:47:11 +0100
> Sven Vermeulen <swift@g.o> wrote:
>
> > The current name/logo guidelines don't seem to allow much use of the
> Gentoo
> > "g" logo. The main idea here is to only allow use of the Gentoo "g" logo
> for
> > Gentoo stuff.
>
> Thank you Sven for the quick answer,
> but this is not the first time I hear this problem. All We want to do - as
> Gentoo Channel Italia - is cooperating with the Gentoo Foundation.
> What me and deadhead forgot to say in the previous mails is that the money
> gained from the t-shirts sold has been used to cover the printing costs,
> while the remaining has always been donated to the Foundation. I don't think
> this is much different from the use that makes Gentoo Store.
> I do think that if Gentoo Foundation doesen't allow such a use of the
> gentoo logo, harms itself in a way, just because the only thing a "gentooer"
> wants to buy is Gentoo-related things, and in my opinion something with a
> °G° on it is "gentoo stuff" as you said. Indirectly this seems to mean that
> we are not "Gentoo related". This is nothing but merchandising.
> So what do we need? A Certificate that states we are allowed to sell
> Gentoo stuff? I'm really disappointed by this situation and I want to
> underline what you wrote:
> > The Foundation does need to fine-tune the entire idea about the logo
> though,
> > either broadening the use of the logo, or having a community-logo, or
> ...
> it seems like the Foundation doesen't want to cooperate world-wide with
> all who wants to help it. This makes things really hard.
>
> I must repeat that no money involved in our merchandising stuff has been
> used for other things than printing and donating to the Foundation.
>
> We want to get involved. As I said in my previous mail, I'd be really
> proud of letting my posters be selled on gentoo store, but it seems like a
> someone else's problem.
>
> I hope this will not end it here and that the Foundation will be
> interested in solving it.
>
> Best regards,
>
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