On Fri, 5 Oct 2007, Paul Stauffer wrote:
Or are you just remarking on the perceived irony of a phrase
containing
the word "freedom" being considered a form of intellectual property?
This point exactly. With other slogans, I'd be less concerned. With this
slogan, the idea of protecting the mark gives me some pretty serious
heartburn.
If we really do want to have some sort of recognizable pithy slogan
that
people will mentally associate with Fedora, then that slogan will
clearly be a key part of Fedora's brand identity. That's what
trademarks *are*. I don't see any reason to intentionally ignore that.
Ordinarily, I'd agree with you. In this *particular* instance, I don't.
Yet. I could be persuaded.
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