Gentoo Archives: gentoo-nfp

From: Ulrich Mueller <ulm@g.o>
To: gentoo-nfp@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-nfp] Gentoo Trademark License (name/logo usage) v2
Date: Sat, 02 Apr 2016 06:35:24
Message-Id: 22271.26661.784470.930077@a1i15.kph.uni-mainz.de
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-nfp] Gentoo Trademark License (name/logo usage) v2 by Ulrich Mueller
1 >>>>> On Fri, 1 Apr 2016, Ulrich Mueller wrote:
2
3 > 1. The current "Name and Logo Usage Guidelines" include a picture
4 > of the "g" logo. Wouldn't this also be useful for the new trademark
5 > document?
6
7 > 2. Section "Products and services serving the community" says "the
8 > website or product does not use the official Gentoo logo or color
9 > pallet in its design, except as provided for by earlier sections in
10 > this license". This raises several questions:
11 > - This is the first time the document mentions "the official Gentoo
12 > logo or color pallet". So it's not clear to me what would be the
13 > "earlier sections" that are referred to.
14 > - Also, what is the "official Gentoo color pallet"? Shouldn't the
15 > document define this, or at least reference it? Is it part of the
16 > trademark? If not, why is it mentioned here?
17 > - Isn't the painter's tool spelled "palette", whereas a "pallet" is
18 > used when lifting goods with a forklift?
19
20 Yet another:
21
22 3. The exception for the Gentoo File Manager by Emil Bink is mentioned
23 under "Gentoo-related software projects" which doesn't seem to be the
24 right place. Maybe the "Uses outside of this license" section would be
25 better?
26
27 Ulrich