I would suggest discussing it further with Kristin - it may be that I mis-explained the nature of what kickstart files are and how they're used.
- Richard On Mon, Aug 7, 2023 at 1:32 PM Matthew Miller <mat...@fedoraproject.org> wrote: > > Hmmm. That seems pretty strong — they're just sharing a kickstart file, > after all. > > > On Mon, Aug 07, 2023 at 11:41:37AM -0400, Richard Fontana wrote: > > I had a discussion with Kristin Borths (Red Hat's trademark lawyer) > > last week about this and also refreshed my memory on the license of > > fedora-logos. The conclusion was that the person asking the question > > should comply with all the requirements that apply to use of the > > Fedora Remix secondary mark > > (https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/legal/trademarks/#_distributing_combinations_of_fedora_software_with_non_fedora_or_modified_fedora_software) > > > > BTW I think that part of the Fedora trademark guidelines is somewhat > > confusing because it doesn't speak to situations where one is creating > > something that would qualify as a 'remix' but doesn't use the > > secondary mark. > > > > Richard > > > > On Wed, Aug 2, 2023 at 2:09 PM Richard Fontana <rfont...@redhat.com> wrote: > > > > > > On Wed, Aug 2, 2023 at 10:14 AM Matthew Miller <mat...@fedoraproject.org> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/does-distributing-a-kickstart-file-containing-non-free-repositories-violate-fedora-licensing-guidelines/86697 > > > > > > Question is: "I have a kickstart file that uses rpmfusion non-free > > > repos in the %post section to install Nvidia drivers. I do not remove > > > Fedora branding packages in the kickstart file. Would I be in > > > violation of Fedora’s Licensing Guidelines if I were to publish this > > > kickstart file on my blog or in a Gist on GitHub? Or do the licensing > > > guidelines only apply to installation media like an ISO? > > > > > > Also, if it is in violation, would it then be acceptable if I just > > > removed the Fedora branding packages in the kickstart file?" > > > > > > For a definitive answer this should probably be run by Red Hat's > > > trademark counsel, but my thought is that merely publishing such a > > > kickstart file on a blog or Github gist would not require trademark > > > permission. But if it's part of some larger effort to create and > > > distribute a Fedora derivative, the requirements relating to branding > > > of Fedora remixes should be followed. > > > > > > Richard > > > > -- > Matthew Miller > <mat...@fedoraproject.org> > Fedora Project Leader > _______________________________________________ legal mailing list -- legal@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to legal-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/legal@lists.fedoraproject.org Do not reply to spam, report it: https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure/new_issue
