Hello, I believe it would be useful to read the Apache Trademark Policy https://www.apache.org/foundation/marks/ considering the discussions we are starting to have with installers.
This paragraph seems relevant https://www.apache.org/foundation/marks/#products : > In general you may *not* use Apache trademarks in any software product > branding. However in very specific situations you may use the Powered By > naming form for software products. The paragraph links to https://www.apache.org/foundation/marks/faq/#products : > May I use Apache marks (names, logos) in software product names? > > No, Apache trademarks - the names of any project or software product releases > from the ASF- may not be used in the primary or secondary branding of any > third party product or service names. For example, it is not permitted to > name a product either "BigCo Project Thing", "BigCo distribution of Project", > or any similar kind of name where Project is any Apache mark or project name. > > The primary mission of the ASF is to provide free software for the public > good under our Apache License. Consumer confusion over the source of Apache > software products is a serious issue for the ASF. Both for consumers trying > to find Apache products, and for the communities and PMCs that build our > products, the name and logo association of Apache marks with our actual > project communities and products is important to us. > > We understand the importance in our ecosystem of third parties building > software products atop Apache products or in conjunction with them. If you > build such software products, please see the next question about our "Powered > by..." program. So we should be proactive about our trademark. We could also get started on a 'Powered by Apache NetBeans' program although this doesn't seem urgent to me. I believe 'Powered by Apache NetBeans Platform' might have a point, but the IDE itself isn't really something often extended in it's entirety. --emi http://coolbeans.xyz/ - CoolBeans: An IDE for Java, JavaEE, PHP and more! --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@netbeans.incubator.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@netbeans.incubator.apache.org For further information about the NetBeans mailing lists, visit: https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/NETBEANS/Mailing+lists
