[Sugar-devel] logo dicussion

[Martin Abente]

On Wed, Sep 13, 2017 at 5:02 PM, Sean DALY <sdaly.be at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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].
>

If the feet logo could be a violation of the GNOME trademark, then lets
revert it, until a proper replacement is found (and if its really needed,
of course).

https://github.com/sugarlabs/sugar-artwork/pull/97


>
> 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!
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>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Laura V.
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>>>
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