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Re: Git trademark status and policy

From
Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Date
Sep 18, 2018, 18:24 UTC
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On Mon, Sep 17, 2018 at 06:58:43AM -0700, Junio C Hamano wrote:
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> I can undertand the sentiment that we may not want to appear drawing
> lines among friends, but ultimately the policy is about protecting
> our friends from non-friends, so whether we like it or not, we may
> have to be more explicit about who's grandfathered and who's not
> than before.

Yeah, I think it may simply come down to that. I think we may need to get some guidance from Conservancy on the best route forward. I.e., if we want to bless "Git Cola" as a name, are we best to have some kind of written agreement, so it is "we explicitly allow this", and is not interpreted as "we did not bother to enforce, which weakens our trademark".

-Peff
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