[Ambassadors] Fwd: Blue Fedora

[Mathieu Bridon]

On Saturday, June 22, 2013 04:12 AM, Marcel Ribeiro Dantas wrote:
> 2013/6/21 Jared K. Smith <jsmith at fedoraproject.org>
>
>> Trademark law is clear on the requirement to keep your registered mark
>> from being confused with other marks.
>>
> Ok Jared, that's clear to me. But we're not using any logos (Shadowman),
> trademarks (RedHat, RedHat Inc) and so on. It's simply a blue Fedora that
> represents the color/name of our project.
>
> Do you really think it confuses someone? I can't see how it does...

In some languages, Fedora is not the name of a hat (because it doesn't 
exist in that language).

Wearing a hat in these circumstances wouldn't provide any clear 
association between « Fedora » and the hat on your head.

For those who have heard of Red Hat, though, seeing a hat on your head 
could make them think about it.


-- 
Mathieu