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On 14 Aug 2011, at 16:23, Rob Weir wrote:

> On Sun, Aug 14, 2011 at 10:57 AM, Simon Phipps <simon@webmink.com> =
wrote:
>> On Sun, Aug 14, 2011 at 3:49 PM, Rob Weir <apache@robweir.com> wrote:
>>=20
>>> On Sun, Aug 14, 2011 at 10:25 AM, Simon Phipps <simon@webmink.com> =
wrote:
>>>>=20
>>>> On 14 Aug 2011, at 14:24, Rob Weir wrote:
>>>>=20
>>>>> We have a trademark policy that states what uses are permitted =
without
>>>>> additional permission, and which uses may be allowed with specific
>>>>> permission from Apache.  The policy does not differ based the
>>>>> incorporation status of the requestor.  However, the application =
of
>>>>> the policy, on a case by cases basis, will obviously take into =
account
>>>>> the specific circumstances of the request.
>>>>=20
>>>> All true with regard to the use of trademarks, but mostly =
orthogonal to
>>> the question of the AOOo project's attitude towards third-party =
fundraisers.
>>> AOOo is in a unique position compared with all prior Apache projects =
of
>>> which I am aware and the various comments on this thread indicate we =
need to
>>> give thoughtful and clear guidance.
>>>>=20
>>>=20
>>> Agreed.  But this guidance comes in response to thoughtful and clear
>>> proposal from an organization that wishes to use the trademark.
>>>=20
>>=20
>> Assuming you mean TeamOOo, does that mean you believe their name is a
>> trademark infringement?
>>=20
>=20
> You are making a false assumption.   We don't have a proposal from =
TeamOOo.

Which non-profit fundraiser (the subject of the conversation at this =
stage) were you referring to then?

S.