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List:       gentoo-dev
Subject:    Re: [gentoo-dev] Gentoo on Discord
From:       Matthew Thode <prometheanfire () gentoo ! org>
Date:       2019-04-30 17:52:53
Message-ID: 20190430175253.lp4uqwtmvjocaql2 () gentoo ! org
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On 19-04-30 13:43:31, Rich Freeman wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 30, 2019 at 1:22 PM Kristian Fiskerstrand <k_f@gentoo.org> wrote:
> >
> > It matters if things are perceived as official Gentoo and causing a
> > negative reputation as in the article in this thread. One some level
> > that actually goes to trademark infringement that should be of interest
> > to the foundation, but the issue is broader than that.
> >
> 
> While I don't speak for the Foundation, they already have a fairly
> decent policy addressing this:
> https://www.gentoo.org/inside-gentoo/foundation/name-logo-guidelines.html
> 
> I believe this really only applies to use outside of Gentoo, and not
> internal use.  Whether a service like a Discord site falls under
> internal use probably depends on the degree to which they are
> completely subject to Council/Trustees/etc, and the social contract
> and code of conduct as enacted by those bodies.
> 
> For non-internal use the name/logo guidelines already have
> requirements around reputation and code of conduct.  You can't just
> call yourself "Gentoo" and do whatever you want (not that I'm implying
> that this is what any particular site is doing - I haven't even seen
> the discord).
> 

From what I remember the last time this came up we gave them the choice
of not using the name/logo in an official sense and using them with the
guidelines (CoC, etc).  iirc, they chose to follow the CoC.

-- 
Matthew Thode (prometheanfire)

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