On 17/09/2012 19:01, Dave Fisher wrote: > On Sep 15, 2012, at 12:45 PM, Dennis E. Hamilton wrote: > > 8. Going through the one-click purchase of the $0.00 software, I was not sent > the executable. Instead, I was sent an "Amazon OpenOffice 34 by Apache" > downloader executable. I ran it. It is a simple dialog with a progress bar, > the gull button, and a message that the item can be downloaded again from my > software library. It downloads the software. It doesn't say where. > > This name is a branding issue that must be fixed immediately. > > This should probably be handled by Shane as VP of branding. > I kinda doubt it. Shane can correct me if I'm way off here, but remember that the Apache license explicitly permits redistribution of software, so in general you have 2 big categories of downloads:
<IANAL> 1) Folks redistributing the exact artifacts calling the "Apache OpenOffice" - while this is technically a trademark infringement, the nature of channels which would distribute like this is usually not something that the foundation and/or project would be overly concerned about; after all, it's just like another mirror - it's still the exact same software in the same box (or close enough to not matter, although packaging changes would certainly be a valid reason for concern), so the worst that would normally happen there is a slap on the wrist if they don't have the correct trademark notices on the page, and we noticed it. 2) Folks redistributing the exact artifacts or modified artifacts calling them something other than "Apache OpenOffice" (or other trademarks that we own, like old OOo trademarks), in which case the license also permits it, since they're not claiming to "be" AOO (although use of *our* gulls can be an issue).. This covers all of the eBay offers, all of the bundled download offers, and whatever else might annoy us. I'm pretty sure that such artifacts can be "based on AOO" or "Powered by AOO" or the like, too, without any issue, as long as there's a correctly worded trademark notice for Apache and AOO alongside it... </IANAL> Issac
