Hello Board folks, As you may be aware, the Moblin and Maemo communities recently merged to form the MeeGo project. Previously Fedora included a spin based on the Moblin platform. Now Peter Robinson, in his Mini SIG work, is busy working on moving the spin to MeeGo. MeeGo is a trademark of the Linux Foundation, which has published guidelines for usage.[1] Usually when the Board does a trademark approval, we do so from the POV of ensuring compatibility with the Fedora trademark. The Board would require a new submission for TM approval if the spin changes substantially. In this case, the changes to the spin are not expected to be substantial -- the bulk of the work consists of code changes upstream and package renaming (e.g. 'moblin-*' to 'meego-*'). It's uncertain whether all that will be completed for F14, or deferred to F15.[2] Peter and I are currently consulting with the Linux Foundation (after a quick nod from Red Hat's trademark counsel) about an appropriate name, "MeeGo Spin by Fedora." We're also aware of the other requirements for technical compliance on the MeeGo side and Peter will certify those requirements are met as well. This particular case seemed somewhat unique in that, although the spin is unlikely to change drastically, its name combines a new non-Fedora trademark with the Fedora trademark. The spin's eligibility for use of the Fedora trademark, however, doesn't change. So, does the MeeGo-based spin need to route back through the Board for approval? Or is it sufficient that (1) the Board is informed of the name change, and (2) all the requirements are met for use of the MeeGo trademark according to the Linux Foundation? * * * [1] https://www.linuxfoundation.org/about/linux-foundation-trademark-usage-guidelines [2] http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/devel/2010-July/138616.html -- Paul W. Frields http://paul.frields.org/ gpg fingerprint: 3DA6 A0AC 6D58 FEC4 0233 5906 ACDB C937 BD11 3717 http://redhat.com/ - - - - http://pfrields.fedorapeople.org/ Where open source multiplies: http://opensource.com _______________________________________________ advisory-board mailing list advisory-board@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/advisory-board
