[Sugar-devel] logo dicussion

[Sean DALY]

In the past, OLPC was amenable to the use of the xo logo in Sugar, but
asked we not use it in marketing materials without a formal co-branding
licensing agreement. [1,2]

The proposed feet logo is likely a violation of the GNOME Foundation
trademark, more info on their site [3].

Sean.

1. http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/iaep/2008-December/003059.html
2. http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/iaep/2011-October/014245.html
3.
https://wiki.gnome.org/action/show/FoundationBoard/Resources/LicensingGuidelines?action=show&redirect=Foundation%2FLicensingGuidelines


On Wed, Sep 13, 2017 at 2:33 PM, Walter Bender <walter.bender at gmail.com>
wrote:

>
>
> On Wed, Sep 13, 2017 at 2:25 PM, Laura Vargas <laura at somosazucar.org>
> wrote:
>
>> Am attaching the previous brand icon Trademark just for reference.
>>
>
> The question is more complex than whether or not OLPC received a
> trademark. Was it ever applicable to our use in Sugar? Is it still valid?
> Note that "a failure to enforce a trademark by monitoring the mark for
> misuses will result in a weakening of the mark and loss of distinctiveness,
> which can lead to a loss of the trademark." [1] Sugar Labs has been using
> xo-computer.svg and has never, as far as I know, received any notification
> that we are infringing. I don't know the answers to these questions, which
> is why I asked that our lawyer look into it.
>
> [1] https://www.justia.com/intellectual-property/trademarks/enforcement/
>
> regards.
>
> -walter
>
>>
>>
>>
>> 2017-09-13 13:16 GMT-05:00 Laura Vargas <laura at somosazucar.org>:
>>
>>> Hi Alex,
>>>
>>> Yes Sugar user interface needed to urgently get rid of any Trademark at
>>> all. We can breath now :D
>>>
>>> If you don't like the feet feel free to propose a new option or a
>>> dynamic for our Community to accomplish a new one collaboratively.  I
>>> really like the cute little finger color's.
>>>
>>> See how it looks here:
>>>
>>> http://laboratoriosazucar.org/azucarizador/
>>>
>>> There is still an urgent need for 111.1 Sugar release including this
>>> change.
>>>
>>> Am not sure whether or not Sugar Labs has currently a release Manager.
>>>
>>> Maybe if we propose a "Christmas Edition" for 111.1 I'll get to inspire
>>> some heroes to help us out.
>>>
>>> It would be ideal, if we can also add some other critical features
>>> required like the elimination of the male/female initial question.
>>>
>>>
>>> Regards
>>>
>>> Laura
>>>
>>> 2017-09-13 12:06 GMT-05:00 Alex Perez <aperez at alexperez.com>:
>>>
>>>> On this subject, I may have missed this, but where did the (IMHO awful)
>>>> "feet" icon come from, who approved its use, and was the board involved
>>>> with the decision? It seems a fairly central branding decision.
>>>>
>>>> Walter Bender <walter.bender at gmail.com>
>>>> Wednesday, September 13, 2017 5:49 AM
>>>> Regarding https://github.com/sugarlabs/sugar-artwork/pull/96 it would
>>>> be helpful to get Tony's feedback. Can you please contact him as our
>>>> liaison to the SFC?
>>>>
>>>> regards.
>>>>
>>>> -walter
>>>>
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>>> --
>>> Laura V.
>>> * I&D SomosAZUCAR.Org*
>>>
>>> “Solo la tecnología libre nos hará libres.”
>>> ~ L. Victoria
>>>
>>> Happy Learning!
>>> #LearningByDoing
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>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Laura V.
>> * I&D SomosAZUCAR.Org*
>>
>> “Solo la tecnología libre nos hará libres.”
>> ~ L. Victoria
>>
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