Rob, I'd suggest rather than "normalizing" one simply approaches the site owner and talk: inform them of the new order, as it were.
Louis On 2012-04-06, at 13:36 , Rob Weir wrote: > On Fri, Apr 6, 2012 at 1:28 AM, Ian <i...@amham.net> wrote: >> Hi All, >> >> I found this http://www.openoffice.org.au/ is it part of the Apache World >> .. or should it be? I can't see how recent it is, but it should probably be >> brought into line with the current world? >> > > It is not hosted at a domain that we control. But the domain name > "openoffice.org.au" would probably suggest to the visitor that it is > affiliated with the project. > > But it also has a disclaimer at the bottom of the page that says > "OpenOffice.org.au is an independent website assisting with the > promotion, marketing and distribution of the world renound > OpenOffice.org Office Productivity Suite." and also "OpenOffice.org is > a registered trademark". > > It uses the project's trademarks, including name, and logos. But it > links back to our site for downloads and community. The site owners > are also monetizing the page via advertising. > > So the practical harm to our users is much less than those sites that > offer the users adulterated versions of OpenOffice.org downloads. I > think this is something we can "normalize" once we define a standard > community logo that can be used more freely than our official project > logo. > > -Rob > >> Cheers, >> >> Ian
