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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: High performance liquid screenshots
From:       Jonathan Singer <jsinger () genome ! wi ! mit ! edu>
Date:       2001-06-13 2:29:08
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>Although you a right, the problem is that you cannot be absolutely sure
>someone won't attempt to
>get nasty whatever we do.  We can be very cautious and stop being
>innovative, or we can try and
>move ahead and push boundaries and then risk upsetting someone.

On the other hand, if you look at something and say, "Uh oh! Apple is
liable to sue!" at a minimum that suggests that it seems more imitative
than innovative.

>But most of this thread has been about the risks that KDE gets sued NOT
>about the merits or
>otherwise of the work that Mosfet has done and whether or not the risk is
>real.

And most of the fuss has been about the widget theme used in the
screenshots (which is obviously a direct copy of Aqua but has nothing to do
with the style) rather than about the style itself.

As far as the reality of the risk, using Apple logos is begging for legal
trouble. (At the moment, Apple is going after the Church of Satan for such
violations. No, I'm not making this up.) Obviously imitative themes are
safer, but why take the risk in order to look like a copycat? A novel
translucent style, like what Mosfet has done, shouldn't be a problem.


 
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