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Re: [Linux-aus] Firefox vs IceWeasel



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