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diff --git a/COPYING.logos b/COPYING.logos deleted file mode 100644 index 3105235..0000000 --- a/COPYING.logos +++ /dev/null @@ -1,205 +0,0 @@ -Unlike rest of the Boxes contents, product logos are not licensed under LGPLv2+ -Boxes has acquired explicit permission from trademark owners for the usage and -shipment of their logos[1][3]. Please not that this permission does not extend -to any derivate work but only applies to Boxes for the very specific purpose of -identifying the products in question. Boxes provides a '--disable-logos' -configure option to easily disable the installation and distribution of these -logos. - -Following are the owners for each logo: - -Fedora: Red Hat, Inc. -Ubuntu: Canonical Ltd. -openSUSE: Novell, Inc. [2] -Debian: SPI (Software in the Public Interest). - -The Fedora board/legal required we keep a special note in this file: - - Fedora®, the Fedora word design, and the Infinity design logo, either - separately or in combination, are hereinafter referred to as "Fedora - Trademarks" and are trademarks of Red Hat, Inc., registered in the - United States and other countries. The Boxes software contains images - that are or include the Fedora Trademarks. You are granted a a - license to copy and redistribute unmodified image files containing - the Fedora Trademarks only for the purpose of indicating Fedora VM - instances in the Graphical Interface for the Boxes software, as - described to the Fedora Board on 2012-02-21. No other permission is - granted. - - All such rights are granted to you provided that the above trademark - legend and this license are included with each copy you make, and - they remain intact and are not altered, deleted, or modified in any - way. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - -[1] with the exception of Debian logo due to its very liberal licensing: - -http://www.debian.org/logos/ - -[2] For use in other projects, please read: - -http://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Trademark_guidelines - -[3] Following are the e-mails I recieved from vendors granting us explicit - permissions to use their logos in Boxes: - -Fedora -====== - -http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/advisory-board/2012-February/011367.html - -openSUSE -======== - -From: awafaa@opensuse.org Andrew Wafaa -Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:16:08 +0200 -Subject: Re: Permission to use openSUSE Logo for gnome-boxes - -Hi Manu, - -On 21 February 2012 17:48, Manu Gupta <manugupt1@gmail.com> wrote: -> Hi, -> As you may or may not know, we have been working on a new GNOME -> application, Boxes[1] that (among other things) enables users to easily -> manage virtual-machines. This also includes ability to detect -> operating-systems given an installation media and presenting an -> intuitive and *impressive* UI to user to easily install different -> operating systems with minimum or no interaction. Boxes makes use of a -> new library, libosinfo[2] that provides information about operating -> systems (which it internally keeps in an XML database). -> -> We really want (more like need) to show logos of different operating -> systems to the user[3]. Can we please get the permission to use openSUSE logo in -> this manner and distribute it along with Boxes or libosinfo? -> -> [1] http://live.gnome.org/Boxes -> [2] https://fedorahosted.org/libosinfo/ -> [3] http://static.fi/~zeenix/tmp/boxes-small-iso-icons+logos.png -> -> -> -- -> Regards -> Manu Gupta -> - -openSUSE would like to have our logo show up as one of the installable -OSes within Boxes. Please ensure that you follow the Trademark -Guidlines[0]. If you would like to modify the logo to work better with -the application, please submit your proposal of a modified logo for -approval. This is *ONLY* for openSUSE and _NOT_ for SUSE Enterprise -Linux. - -Many thanks and regards, - -Andy - -0= http://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Trademark_guidelines - --- -Andrew Wafaa -IRC: FunkyPenguin -GPG: 0x3A36312F -================= - -From: mrdocs@opensuse.org Peter Linnell -Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:23:31 +0200 -Subject: Re: Permission to use openSUSE Logo for gnome-boxes - -On 02/22/2012 02:16 AM, Andrew Wafaa wrote: -> Hi Manu, -> -> On 21 February 2012 17:48, Manu Gupta<manugupt1@gmail.com> wrote: ->> Hi, ->> As you may or may not know, we have been working on a new GNOME ->> application, Boxes[1] that (among other things) enables users to easily ->> manage virtual-machines. This also includes ability to detect ->> operating-systems given an installation media and presenting an ->> intuitive and *impressive* UI to user to easily install different ->> operating systems with minimum or no interaction. Boxes makes use of a ->> new library, libosinfo[2] that provides information about operating ->> systems (which it internally keeps in an XML database). ->> ->> We really want (more like need) to show logos of different operating ->> systems to the user[3]. Can we please get the permission to use openSUSE logo in ->> this manner and distribute it along with Boxes or libosinfo? ->> ->> [1] http://live.gnome.org/Boxes ->> [2] https://fedorahosted.org/libosinfo/ ->> [3] http://static.fi/~zeenix/tmp/boxes-small-iso-icons+logos.png ->> ->> ->> -- ->> Regards ->> Manu Gupta ->> -> -> openSUSE would like to have our logo show up as one of the installable -> OSes within Boxes. Please ensure that you follow the Trademark -> Guidlines[0]. If you would like to modify the logo to work better with -> the application, please submit your proposal of a modified logo for -> approval. This is *ONLY* for openSUSE and _NOT_ for SUSE Enterprise -> Linux. -> -> Many thanks and regards, -> -> Andy -> -> 0= http://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Trademark_guidelines -> - -Hi Manu, - -I am with Andy. Good luck. - -Cheers, -Peter -===== - -Ubuntu -====== - -From: michelle@canonical.com michelle@canonical.com -Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:46:02 +0200 -Subject: Your application to Ubuntu to Trademarks - -Hi Zeeshan, - -Thank you for contacting us and for your interest in and support of Ubuntu. - -============ - -We have been working on a new GNOME -application, Boxes[1] that (among other things) enables users to easily -manage virtuat-machines. This also includes ability to detect -operating-systems given an installation media and presenting an -intuitive and impressive UI to user to easily install different -operating systems with minimum or no interaction. Boxes makes use of a -new library, libosinfo[2] that provides information about operating -systems (which it internally keeps in an XML database). - -Can we get explicit permission to use the Ubuntu logo (as shown in the screen[3]) and distribut it as part of libosinfo or Boxes itself? - -[1] https://live.gnome.org/Boxes -[2] https://fedorahosted.org/libosinfo/ -[3] http://static.fi/~zeenix/tmp/boxes-small-iso-icons+logos.png - -============ - -Canonical is the official sponsor of the Ubuntu project and owns the trademarks, both in the word and logo form, relating to the project. - -To keep the balance between the integrity of our trademarks and the ability to customise Ubuntu, we’ve tried to define a reasonable trademark policy that allows our Community to use Ubuntu and to promote the project. You can read the full policy at http://www.ubuntu.com/aboutus/trademarkpolicy. - -As your intent is to promote the Ubuntu brand and show your support of the software, we have no issue with you producing the product as you have requested. - -You can find our brand guidelines and downloadable images at http://design.ubuntu.com/. - -Thanks again for your support. - -Kind regards, - - -Michelle, -Trademarks Team - -Michelle Surtees-Myers -Ubuntu - Linux for Human Beings |