I'm more than a bit unclear as to what Alex is alluding to. Is it the
logo for the project, which seems to be a hybrid between a compass rose
and a transmitting tower (a natural combination given the project), or
is it the compass rose within a circle shown in this image of the OSM
menu: http://wiki.geopaparazzi.googlecode.com/hg/images/osm_menu1.png
If it is the project logo that is the concern, I'm really perplexed. The
compass roses shown in the image of the OSM menu screen are closer (but
not very close). Yes they are compass roses in a circle, but it is not
the same compass rose in a circle as the OSGeo logo (for a starter, it
is an eight point, not a four point compass rose). Moreover, graphics of
a compass rose within in circle (many used in company logos) are _very_
common (a Google image search on "compass rose" will reveal this).
Moreover, the two most natural logo elements for a geospatial project
are the earth and a compass rose. Given that the ESRI logo involves an
image of the earth, does this mean that PostGIS needs to remove the
earth part of the earth balanced at the end of the elephants trunk (to
say nothing of the GDAL/OGR logo)? Moreover, isn't the elephant the logo
of the PostgreSQL project and the symbol of the US Republican Party, so
shouldn't the PostGIS project's logo also shed the elephant as well?
Somehow, I just don't think so.
Yes logos and other visual identity media need to be protected, however,
the graphics used by the geopaparazzi project just don't fall into that
category in my opinion.
Dan
Hi Alex,
One minor comment looking at the screenshots of the app on your website.
It looks like you are using the OSGeo logo as the compass in your app.
While the nod towards OSGeo is appreciated I think it's an inappropriate
use of the logo (Copyright and possibly trademark infringement). So I
kindly advise the design of another compass for the app.
if what you say is right, then it is more than just a minor comment,
for which I thank for.
To be honest I was finding it nice to use it for that purpose and
didn't think it would be a copyright problem if, as I did in the about
page, it would be mentioned that the compass is the logo of the Osgeo
Foundation. To be honest, I am quite sad that I can't use the graphic
of the community I am part of, but for sure I will change that for
some other graphic ASAP.
I apologize for the inconvenience,
Andrea
Thanks,
Alex
OSGeo Marketing Committee
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