> -----Original Message----- > From: Raju Mathur [mailto:raju@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: 12-10-2002 5:24 > Subject: [Maybe OT] Trademarks and other such legal-type stuff I want to state that I also am in the exact same position, our company wants to create a RH-based distribution which is used only as a free (as in beer) OS on top of which we run our proprietary software. I likewise mailed the trademarks@xxxxxxxxxx for some specifics about a week ago and have not received any response. > that you cannot call it Red Hat any more. Fair enough. But how far > does that restriction go? > I mean, do you have to remove the RH images from anaconda? I do believe that this is the case, according to the guidlines at http://www.redhat.com/about/corporate/trademark/guidlines.html they specify that the RH hat-logo as well as the shadowman-logo is part of their trademarked property. > Do you have to remove all mention of RH from the install process? How > about the installed system? Do you have to (e.g.) remove the RH logo > from the XDM login screen? I would extend the question to whether we must recompile all the packages since they mention redhat both as the vendor as well as packager. I fear that this is the case. > Thoughts, opinions welcome. And apologies in advance for posting OT. Hopes that the trademark-people had the time to answer our questions? We have deadline looming on our project and I am genuinly concerced to comply with the terms rigidly. Asking a less offtopic question: I've insofar been using RH7.2 as the base of our distribution, kudos to Tony Nugent for the excellent howto as well as mkinstaller.sh, and noticed that the anaconda is quite hairy to hack in order to comply with the trademarks-thingie discussed above. Does the 8.0 make it any easier? Poltsi _________________________________________ Paul-Erik Törrönen Cardinal Information Systems Ltd Pursimiehenkatu 29-31 C, 00150 Helsinki, FINLAND E-mail: paul-erik.torronen@xxxxxxxxxxx Mobile: +358 (0) 40 703 1231 Phone: +358 (0) 424 162 4204 Fax: +358 (0) 424 162 4207 Web: <www.cardinal.fi> ____________________________________________________________________________ _____ PLEASE NOTE: The information contained in this message or any of its attachments may be privileged and confidential and intended for the exclusive use of the addressee. If you are not the addressee any disclosure, reproduction, distribution or other dissemination or use of this communication is strictly prohibited
