[Fwd: Re: [Fwd: Reg Fedora Logo usage for Fedora.co.in]]

[Kulbir Saini]

   I think this thread should stop here without any further discussions.

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Subject: Re: [Fwd: Reg Fedora Logo usage for Fedora.co.in]
From:    "Paul W. Frields" <pfrields(a)redhat.com&gt;
Date:    Fri, June 27, 2008 18:31
To:      kulbirsaini(a)students.iiit.ac.in
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>  -------- Original Message --------
>  Subject: Reg Fedora Logo usage for Fedora.co.in
>  Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:36:23 +0530 (IST)
>  From: Kulbir Saini <kulbirsaini(a)students.iiit.ac.in&gt;
>  To: trademarks(a)redhat.com
>
>  Sir,
>
>      I am an open source enthusiast, a Fedora fan and a FedoraProject
>  contributor living in Hyderabad, India. I usually blog about Fedora, Linux
>  and other open source projects on my blog located at http://fedora.co.in/ .
>  I requested for the permission regarding Fedora logo usage from
>  FedoraProject (logo(a)fedoraproject.org , http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Logo
>  ) and they approved it.
>
>      Still I want to confirm it from Red Hat Inc. whether I am entitled
>  to use
>  Fedora Logo on my web-blog?
>
>      Awaiting for your response.
>
>  -------------------------------------------------------
>  Thank you,
>  Kulbir Saini, 
Hi Kulbir,

The permission you received is all you need.  You may use the Fedora
logo on your site.  However, if could correct the site notice as
follows:

"Fedora, the Fedora logo, Fedora Project and Red Hat are trademarks of
Red Hat, Inc.  The Fedora logo is used by permission."

1. Correct "the Fedora logo" so that "logo" is not capitalized
2. Correct "Fedora Project" to be two words, not one
3. Add the final sentence, "The Fedora logo is used by permission."

This is satisfactory and you can continue using the logo on your site.
We are working on writing clearer trademark guidelines to make usage
like this easier.

Paul W. Frields
Fedora Project Leader



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Thank you,
Kulbir Saini,
Computer Science and Engineering,
International Institute of Information Technology,
Hyderbad, India - 500032.

My Home-Page: http://saini.co.in/
My Web-Blog: http://fedora.co.in/

IRC nick : generalBordeaux
Channels : #fedora, #fedora-devel, #yum on freenode
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[Rakesh Pandit]

On 27/06/2008, Kulbir Saini <kulbirsaini(a)students.iiit.ac.in&gt; wrote:
>     I think this thread should stop here without any further discussions.
>  
[..]

No one challenges you about whether you have really taken permission
for using logo or not. We believe you.

I/We seem to be speaking latin and you don't understand a word. DOMAIN
is our concern and unfortunately it is your call as you own it.

-- 
Rakesh Pandit

[Debarshi Ray]

>    I think this thread should stop here without any further
> discussions. 
No, it should not. Till now you were trying to point out your
disclaimers about Red Hat, Fedora, etc. and now you are showing off
your permission to use the logo.

Stop trying to confuse us.

The issue is your domain name: fedora.co.in, which implies "a
commercial entity named Fedora in India". Your disclaimers and
permission to use the logo does not change this single fact, unless
you change the domain. Ofcourse there are worse people [1] but there
are many noble souls too. eg., http://www.fedora-fr.org/ is driven by
the French community is not held personally by anyone.

It is upto you to decide which category you want to belong to.
Whatever you choose, be honest about and don't be equivocal about it.

Regards,
Debarshi

[1] http://fedora.org/