Dain Sundstrom wrote:
> We tried to work with the community as an group independent of the JBoss
> company, but it was very difficult to communicate without stepping on
> the trademark.
>
> I think it would be very helpful to have an "OSI Approved" trademark
> grant along with the "OSI Approved" license. It would help set
> expectations of open source communities on what is acceptable trademark
> practice.
That's the trick. We don't license Marks.
Most projects don't. Refactor Tomcat, you may no longer call your work
Tomcat. Refactor Java, you may no longer call the work Java.
The source code is open, the naming of it is quite closed, here or at some
commercial entity. SO ... that leaves us with the marks being held by the
agent you trust. Is it owned by the Open Source Project, or by one of
the project's Commercial Sponsors or interested parties?
Suggesting that every fork can retain the same name would just add chaos
to what many perceive to be a chaotic situation already. What we do in
incubator, validating the uniqueness of our chosen marks, clearly establishing
first use, the name restrictions in the ASL all go a long way to prevent
any future confusion.
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