On Tue, 2012-04-17 at 18:24 +0100, Juanjo Marín wrote:
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> ----- Mensaje original -----
> > De: Bryen M Yunashko <
a11yrocks bryen com>
> > Para:
marketing-list gnome org
> > CC:
> > Enviado: Martes 17 de abril de 2012 18:17
> > Asunto: Re: [Fwd: Question about the trademark policy and usage of the GNOME logo]
> >
> > On Tue, 2012-04-17 at 18:12 +0200, Dave Neary wrote:
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> On 04/17/2012 05:43 AM, Karen Sandler wrote:
> >> > This says "Powered by GNOME" and I know that some folks
> > wanted us to shy
> >> > away from using terms like that or "GNOME Technologies",
> > though I think
> >> > it's also necessary to provide ways for folks to say that there
> > are GNOME
> >> > components involved in their products to help people understand how
> > useful
> >> > GNOME is.
> >>
> >> Personally I have no issues with "Powered by GNOME" - the
> > stickers are
> >> destined to be stuck to a laptop after all, not a GNOME derivative.
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> I think there is some confusion about what GNOME is. GNOME creates
> a complete Free Desktop solution. The GNOME Project also creates several
> software components in order to get this solution. "Powered by GNOME"
> can also be associated to other Desktop solutions that, though they
> use GNOME components, are not GNOME ( XFCE and Unity for example).
> The fact another projects choose GNOME components for building their
> projects is a good thing, even for the GNOME Project, but we want to
> communicate the whole GNOME experience to the users.
>
> As Dave Neary smarly points out, there isn't too much problem with a
> sticker "Powered by GNOME" because they are supposed to be suck to a
> laptop, not a GNOME derivative.
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> Cheers,
>
> -- Juanjo Marin
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