Re: kickstart files and trademark licensing question on Ask Fedora

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Hmmm. That seems pretty strong — they're just sharing a kickstart file,
after all.


On Mon, Aug 07, 2023 at 11:41:37AM -0400, Richard Fontana wrote:
> I had a discussion with Kristin Borths (Red Hat's trademark lawyer)
> last week about this and also refreshed my memory on the license of
> fedora-logos. The conclusion was that the person asking the question
> should comply with all the requirements that apply to use of the
> Fedora Remix secondary mark
> (https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/legal/trademarks/#_distributing_combinations_of_fedora_software_with_non_fedora_or_modified_fedora_software)
> 
> BTW I think that part of the Fedora trademark guidelines is somewhat
> confusing because it doesn't speak to situations where one is creating
> something that would qualify as a 'remix' but doesn't use the
> secondary mark.
> 
> Richard
> 
> On Wed, Aug 2, 2023 at 2:09 PM Richard Fontana <rfontana@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > On Wed, Aug 2, 2023 at 10:14 AM Matthew Miller <mattdm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >
> > > https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/does-distributing-a-kickstart-file-containing-non-free-repositories-violate-fedora-licensing-guidelines/86697
> >
> > Question is: "I have a kickstart file that uses rpmfusion non-free
> > repos in the %post section to install Nvidia drivers. I do not remove
> > Fedora branding packages in the kickstart file. Would I be in
> > violation of Fedora’s Licensing Guidelines if I were to publish this
> > kickstart file on my blog or in a Gist on GitHub? Or do the licensing
> > guidelines only apply to installation media like an ISO?
> >
> > Also, if it is in violation, would it then be acceptable if I just
> > removed the Fedora branding packages in the kickstart file?"
> >
> > For a definitive answer this should probably be run by Red Hat's
> > trademark counsel, but my thought is that merely publishing such a
> > kickstart file on a blog or Github gist would not require trademark
> > permission. But if it's part of some larger effort to create and
> > distribute a Fedora derivative, the requirements relating to branding
> > of Fedora remixes should be followed.
> >
> > Richard
> 

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