On 7/23/07, Karsten Wade <kwade@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
This is therefore a different discussion, but closely related to, the "what will we allow in Fedora proper" question.
Can we define a set of criteria whereby "Foo, a Fedora Community Derivative" is possible?
I really really want to. My desire for this is so strong in fact that I have unconsciously warped space-time so that a way to achieve this goal has been spontaneous created such that it appears as if the criteria to achieve this has always existed. We just have to help the lawyers see that my will is supreme and they just need to accept it.
How different is that criteria from what goes into what we mark as "Fedora"?
I want a mark, that implies nothing more and nothing less than "Contains material derived from Fedora Community" I absolutely do not care if the mark is enforceable or policable in any way. I don't want lawyers to care about it at all, beyond feeling comfortable that it is different enough from the official Fedora marks that the official Fedora mark is not diluted by the existence of the unpoliced use of new mark. I want such a mark to be available for use by anyone who feels they can legitimately claim that the work to which it is attached is part of an ecosystem of community effort touched in some way by the work going on In the Fedora community. If we can't actually say "derived from the Fedora community" and keep the lawyers happy, then we can just say "Community derived" and co-brand all the official Fedora spins together whichever derivative spins will be a part of the launch of the new mark. I want something instantly distinguishable that says, these distributions and projects are related as peers in the same, larger space of community contribution. -jef"maybe i should say distilled instead of derived... Moonshine is distilled afterall"spaleta _______________________________________________ fedora-advisory-board mailing list fedora-advisory-board@xxxxxxxxxx http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-advisory-board
