Sure — Sugar Labs restricted the "freedom" of a Windows PC reseller in the
UK to market "Sugar computers". We made the effort to register and defend
our trademark in the interest of the project. I recall having alerted OLPC
when I spotted a potential infringement of their xo trademark — a nearly
id
On 14/09/17 08:00, Sean DALY wrote:
> Sebastian — these principles apply to copyright, not trademarks,
> patents, or trade secrets.
>
> Sean
Sean,
Principles apply universally.
What you mean is that Software Freedom is based on copyright law, not
trademark law.
I understand this. However Tradema
Sebastian — these principles apply to copyright, not trademarks, patents,
or trade secrets.
Sean
Le jeu. 14 sept. 2017 à 08:50, Sebastian Silva
a écrit :
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> On 14/09/17 07:37, Sean DALY wrote:
>
> Laura, I am not a lawyer, but the inclusion of a trademarked logo does not
> make software nonf
On 14/09/17 07:37, Sean DALY wrote:
> Laura, I am not a lawyer, but the inclusion of a trademarked logo does
> not make software nonfree.
Neither am I, but the criteria for libre software is easy enough to
understand. Here it is (in my own words):
Freedom 0: The liberty to use for *any *purpose
Laura, I am not a lawyer, but the inclusion of a trademarked logo does not
make software nonfree. Software is copyrighted after all; it's the license
that brings freedom to it. In the absence of a formal trademark agreement,
lawyers look at the way a trademark is used, and what the trademark owner
