Dell + Linux

[Rahul Sundaram]

Mike McGrath wrote:
> Jesse Keating wrote:
>> On Wednesday 21 February 2007 10:09, Mike McGrath wrote:
>>  
>>> What if we helpped Dell create an OSS gnome and KDE theme and got it
>>> into Extras?
>>>     
>>
>> Is Dell willing to let their graphics be released under an OSS 
>> license, for anybody to apply them to any non-dell machine?  I'm 
>> thinking... no.
>>
>> Seriously, we really really really need a second set of 
>> trademarks/logos that would be usable by folks like Dell to be able to 
>> do 'Fedora' preinstalls with some of their customization.  They could 
>> call it Dell Linux Based on Fedora or whatever.  Just some way for 
>> them to legally use the term Fedora and still accomplish the minimal 
>> customization that almost any vendor would want (and sometimes need).
>>   
> What would that take?  Seriously I'll do it, we can't flounder when an 
> opportunity like this comes up, pre-install is HUGE.

I think the only major bottle neck to that is talking to lawyers. Last 
time the alternative logo idea was suggested it didnt go well. It might 
be better for us to draft the guidelines and other related items and 
send it to the legal team to just acknowledge it if it doesnt have major 
issues.

Rahul