On Fri, 2006-05-26 at 10:04 -0400, Jeff Spaleta wrote: > On 5/26/06, Rahul Sundaram <sundaram@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Nothing stops you from modifying Fedora and including non-free software > > for OEM systems. Trademark guidelines do not allow this system to be > > called Fedora anymore though. There has been discussions in fedora- > > marketing list about this > > The way I read > http://fedora.redhat.com/About/legal/trademarks/guidelines/page5.html > > An OEM can market a system as Fedora + value addon under certain conditions. > > <quote> > The original Fedora™ code is intact and identifiable at the time of > installation and on the media on which the code is delivered; > > a) > The patches are provided independent of the original Fedora™ code and > are identifiable on the media on which the code is delivered; > </quote> > > I read this to mean that when an OEM system is delivered/marketed what > comes in Fedora and what the OEM is providing as a value addon are > clearly delineated. So in the case of media, the OEM addons are on > seperate media than the Fedora software. > In the case of a pre-installed system, there must be a breakdown as to > what is provided as a value add-on before the system is purchased, and > it must be clear in the packaging that certain packages are OEM > provided and not Fedora. > > <quote> > b) > The end user is given the discretion as to whether to install the patches; and > </quote> > > I read this to mean that the OEM must provide a means by which to > opt-out of any value-added software pre-install, so that the purchaser > can choose a stock Fedora operating system install. I would go > further and say this should be demanded as a no-cost option to the > purchaser. > > <quote> > c) Any marketing materials related to such a distribution make clear > that the vendor is providing patches which, if installed by the user, > will modify the Fedora™ code from its original form > </quote> > > This clarifies my interpretation of a). Pre-install OEM services are > "okay" as long as the OEM makes it clear, before purchase, with > specificity, as to what is being installed that either replaces Fedora > components or adds new components. > > > Is my interpretation of these conditions wrong? Seems to be right. The requirement is a clear segregation of what is part of Fedora and what is not. Rahul -- fedora-extras-list mailing list fedora-extras-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-extras-list
