On Sep 4, 2012, at 7:11 PM, Dave Fisher <dave2w...@comcast.net> wrote:
> Hi John, > >>> Are there any updates on this? I have asked a little while ago with no >>> response. I am willing to get this up and running. Please let me know. >>> >> > > I'd like to preface Rob's answers with a couple of remarks. > > I went to your website [1] where it is clear that your company is in the > business of selling support for openoffice.org. There is nothing wrong with > that as long as it fits the new rules here at The Apache Software Foundation. > The Apache License allows you to do as you wish as long as you respect the > trademarks. [2] Guidelines are found here [3] and here [4]. > > The distribution page is here [5] we appreciate your offer to help. It is > important for everyone in the OpenOffice ecosystem to be as successful as > possible. > > Rob's questions are good, but I think that understanding and how to navigate > the above would be most helpful in determining how update and improve the > message. I'll answer some of Rob's questions in that context. > > [1] http://www.123openoffice.com/ > [2] http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html > [3] http://www.apache.org/foundation/marks/ > [4] http://incubator.apache.org/openofficeorg/trademarks.html > [5] http://www.openoffice.org/distribution/ > > >> >> Is it clear, from the previous discussions, what the range of concerns >> were? If so feel free to make a proposal. Any community member can do >> this. >> >> The questions I want to see addressed in a proposal would be: >> >> 1. What does it mean to be a distributor? Any requirements? If so >> how are these checked? > > This could be certification of passing the above and getting a trademark and > project approval. > >> >> 2. Where on the website do we list distributors? What disclaimer >> should we include? > > We should list those who have been reviewed for trademark compliance. > >> >> 3. How do we ensure the list remains accurate and fair? >> >> 4. Do we anticipate any logo or other trademark use in conjunction >> with this program? > > This site uses the openoffice.org community distributor logo/ > >> >> Obviously some of the questions are interdependent. At the easiest >> level, a simple list, managed by distributors on a wiki page, with a >> disclaimer, would be easy to implement. > > The list should be about how to get trademark approval. > When I say "the easiest level" I mean no logo or other trademark use beyond permitted nominative use, which requires no special permission. Beyond that we'd need additional structure and process. But maybe simple is good enough? -Rob > But as important the page should be about how to get a site added in a way > that is most painless. Perhaps we already have that in the links above. > > HTH, > Dave > >> >> Regards, >> >> -Rob >> >> >>> >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> John >>> >
