On Wed, Jun 15, 2005 at 12:50:44PM -0400, Eric Dorland wrote: > * Wouter Verhelst ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > On Tue, Jun 14, 2005 at 11:20:57AM -0300, Humberto Massa Guimar�es wrote: > > You're free to make /any/ modifications to firefox, as long as you > > either rename it to something else or get permission to call it firefox. > > Doesn't sound non-free to me. > > Please explain to me why it's alright to get special permission to use > a trademark but not ok for a software license?
As I explained in another mail: The fact that the risks for errors in trademark licensing are far greater. You might entirely lose your trademark with one lawsuit; you will not lose your ownership of the copyright on one software program with one lawsuit. -- The amount of time between slipping on the peel and landing on the pavement is precisely one bananosecond -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
