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From: |
Brett Smith |
Subject: |
www/philosophy free-system-distribution-guideli... |
Date: |
Tue, 05 Aug 2008 13:15:53 +0000 |
CVSROOT: /web/www
Module name: www
Changes by: Brett Smith <brett> 08/08/05 13:15:53
Modified files:
philosophy : free-system-distribution-guidelines.html
Log message:
Add a Trademarks section. Thanks aoliva.
CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/philosophy/free-system-distribution-guidelines.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.8&r2=1.9
Patches:
Index: free-system-distribution-guidelines.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /web/www/www/philosophy/free-system-distribution-guidelines.html,v
retrieving revision 1.8
retrieving revision 1.9
diff -u -b -r1.8 -r1.9
--- free-system-distribution-guidelines.html 4 Aug 2008 18:38:48 -0000
1.8
+++ free-system-distribution-guidelines.html 5 Aug 2008 13:15:16 -0000
1.9
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
included in free system distributions. We don't de-list distributions
because of this; instead, we only ask that a distribution put forth a
good faith effort to avoid including nonfree software, and commit
-itself to removing such programs if they are found later.</p>
+itself to removing such programs if they are discovered later.</p>
<p>Certain kinds of license situations merit special attention for people
creating or considering free software distributions; those are
discussed in the sections below.</p>
@@ -97,6 +97,21 @@
part of a free system distribution.</p>
</div>
<div class="section">
+<h3><a id="trademarks" name="trademarks">Trademarks</a></h3>
+<p>Trademarks are associated with some software. For example, the
+ name of a program may be trademarked, or its interface may display a
+ trademarked logo. Often, the use of these marks will be controlled
+ in some way; in particular, developers are commonly asked to remove
+ references to the trademark from the software when they modify
+ it.</p>
+<p>In extreme cases, these restrictions may effectively render the
+ program nonfree. It is unfair for someone to ask you to remove a
+ trademark from modified code if that trademark is scattered all
+ throughout the original source. As long as the conditions are
+ reasonable, however, free system distributions may include these
+ programs, either with or without the trademarks.</p>
+</div>
+<div class="section">
<h3><a id="documentation" name="documentation">Documentation</a></h3>
<p>All the documentation in a free system distribution must be released
under an appropriate free license. Additionally, it must take care
@@ -172,7 +187,7 @@
<p>
Updated:
<!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2008/08/04 18:38:48 $
+$Date: 2008/08/05 13:15:16 $
<!-- timestamp end -->
</p>
</div>