[Linux-aus] Firefox vs IceWeasel

[David Lloyd]

Janet,

>> Can you define a bit more...
>>
>>   * The correct path?
>>   * Fully open?
> 
> My concern is about responses to these issues which suggest that we
> bend the rules or turn a blind eye in order not to require a change in
> approach.

That's fair enough.

> IMHO we need to have a different kind of trademark which can be used
> when a product is based on a brand but which may have been
> redistributed by another group, whether that be a distribution or a
> school production.

I guess this leads to the question: when does a "distribution" or 
"school production" diverge so far from a given "brand" that it is no 
longer even that "brand"?

> Currently trademarks are based on control of
> distribution and our business model is based on community
> distribution.

Ok.

> For trademarks to work effectively with community based distribution
> models there needs to be a 'based on Brand' which provides the
> recognition but recognises that this particular instance of this
> project is not directly from the Brand.

I think you mean: in the best case scenario in my world, "For 
trademarks...".

> This kind of community use
> trademark should be able to be distributed freely with FOSS. Use of a
> specifically community use trademark variant in this way should not
> impact the defensibility of the trademark as a whole because the mark
> indicates both the origins and the distinction between the controlled
> product and the community distribution.

I think your idea has merit :)

DSL