[Fedora-ambassadors-list] Online Shopping With Fedora Stuff

[Karsten Wade]

On Sun, 2006-01-01 at 22:24 +1000, Joshua Wulf wrote:
   
> I also think that's a very important point Karsten.
> 
> Perhaps one way that we might avoid looking like the bad guys is to take 
> the tack that someone who does not have permission to use the trademark 
> is not "in violation", they are simply "in omission". They've forgotten 
> to apply for permission because it slipped their mind or because we 
> didn't make it sufficiently clear how to do so.
> 
> If we make it easy for people who have omitted to apply to do so, by 
> gently reminding them, and explaining why such a process is necessary, 
> most people will comply. Those who don't will be the ones who are in 
> violation.
> 
> There's nothing like being accused of violating something to get people 
> on the defensive. Especially when they haven't done anything wrong and 
> their motives are innocent.

+1

Greg - can you make a note of that?  These are sins of omission until
commission is proven. :)

- Karsten
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