[FOSS4G-Oceania] Motion: logo permission

[Cameron Shorter]

I acknowledge Martin's valid points, but am still +1 for John's proposal 
based on reasons already stated in this thread.


On 24/9/18 12:19 pm, Martin Tomko wrote:
>
> Thank you all. Just to make clear – I am reather supportive of others 
> using the logo, as long as we make sure no irreversible damage is 
> done, and the playing field is open to all transparently.
>
> Some examples from googling around:
>
> http://www.placonference.org/conference-logo/
>
> https://www.aucd.org/conference/index.cfm/conference-logo-guidelines2015
>
> and our parent series:
>
> https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_Handbook#Logo
>
> and other wordings such as:
>
> https://www.python.org/community/logos/
>
>
>   “T-shirts and other Merchandise
>
> Python T-Shirts and other merchandise featuring the Python logo can be 
> purchased at Cafepress <http://www.cafepress.com/pydotorg> (sales 
> benefit the Python Software Foundation <https://www.python.org/psf>). 
> Making your own shirts is OK too, but please seek permission from the 
> PSF if you are planning to sell merchandise that shows the Python logo.
>
> ”
>
> https://www.python.org/psf/trademarks/pycon/
>
> https://www.europython-society.org/trademarks
>
> Thanks,
>
> Martin
>
> *From: *FOSS4G-Oceania <foss4g-oceania-bounces at lists.osgeo.org> on 
> behalf of Greg Lauer <gregory.lauer at gmail.com>
> *Date: *Monday, 24 September 2018 at 12:06 pm
> *To: *Alex Leith <alexgleith at gmail.com>
> *Cc: *foss4g-oceania <foss4g-oceania at lists.osgeo.org>
> *Subject: *Re: [FOSS4G-Oceania] Motion: logo permission
>
> Martins points are very valid
>
> I still think in this instance it is appropriate to grant permission 
> as per Johns proposal
>
> That said I think the points raised should form part of post 
> conference debrief (as will other things such as the TGP) and form 
> part of the next conference brief.
>
> On Mon, Sep 24, 2018 at 11:33 AM Alex Leith <alexgleith at gmail.com 
> <mailto:alexgleith at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     I think the points that Martin is raising are important, and there
>     are a lot of things like the logo copyright question that we
>     really should handle formally.
>
>     But, we are a small group of volunteers, and we need to be pragmatic!
>
>     I think we have achieved a good balance with John's motion here.
>
>     +1
>
>     On Mon, 24 Sep 2018 at 09:51 John Bryant <johnwbryant at gmail.com
>     <mailto:johnwbryant at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>         Apologies for rushing this - fair point that we should respect
>         work/life balance. My keenness to keep moving is motivated by
>         a sense of a growing amount of work, and a shrinking amount of
>         time. Let's extend the discussion here, and re-frame the
>         motion if needed.
>
>         Generally speaking, I have no problem with the idea of adding
>         a licence to the use of the logo, but formalising a decision
>         process, with a licence, publicly stated position, etc is a
>         major task. I'm concerned about the possibility of this
>         falling by the wayside, if no one steps up to do the work. I
>         argue that this is a great medium-term governance objective
>         (similar to establishing a steering committee), but with 57
>         days to go, we need to be judicious about adding immediate
>         things to our TODO list, there is much to do.
>
>
>         Yet at the same time, we cannot cease to act. The motion at
>         hand doesn't address all of Martin's points, but it's
>         presented in the spirit of compromise. Is there another way we
>         can practically achieve this?
>
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