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Re: Patch policy
Jonathan Larmour wrote:
[...]
Interestingly, the main s.r.c eCos and redboot websites have _never_
mentioned trademarks, nor has the logo ever had a (TM) superscript. The
logo isn't a registered trademark AFAIK, so RH's legal protection is
minimal.
Incorrect. ECOS and the logo are *both* registered trademarks of Red
Hat, so be careful there. The TM superscript does indeed exist for the
logo on all handouts given away by Red Hat and Cygnus, and I have
correspondence from Mark Webbink verifying this.
Of course the other strong argument is that Red Hat don't really have
any desire to make a fuss when the point is that they don't intend to
assert control over eCos any more.
I agree with this, although I would seek Red Hat's permission and stump
up the megacash they are asking if I were to use the logo in a
commercial context. However, as a free open source project I don't
believe Red Hat will object to its use in the context proposed. See my
previous email...
IANAL
-- Alex