[FOSS4G-Oceania] Fwd: use of FOSS4G SotM Oceania logo

[Greg Lauer]

In reflection and reading through the emails an 'absolutely no' may have
been a bit harsh on my part....They did ask permission and it seem to be
with in the 'spirit' of FOSS4G SoTM

My concern is around trademarks and insuring that we (as in the committee)
have complete control over it use. I don't equate us being a proponent of
all things open source with us being assertive over trademark usage.

Cameron's point is valid and we need to respond.

The above said I feel John's answer is an appropriate response in this
case, in that we are clear in asserting ownership, and also following the
spirit of open source in make use of an asset as simple and easy as
possible.

So  +1 from me for John's proposed answer

Greg

On Sat, Sep 22, 2018 at 2:22 PM John Bryant <johnwbryant at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks for the extended & constructive discussion here. It's easy to just
> give a flat 'no', but yes, these people are upstanding community members,
> and have come to us in good faith with a fairly innocent request.
>
> If we can find a way to be permissive, by articulating guidelines for logo
> usage, it feels much more in keeping with our community's ethos around
> sharing and collaboration.
>
> Can we work on this? What if we gave an answer like:
>
> "We're happy for you to use the FOSS4G SotM Oceania logo. Please make sure
> that your usage doesn't cause confusion as to the origin of whatever the
> logo is placed on, and doesn't imply endorsement or approval."
>
>
> Any suggestions on how to improve this? If we get some words down, we can
> split it out into a motion for a vote, for clarity (since there is a bit of
> disagreement in this thread).
>
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