FreeLists / openbeos / [openbeos] Haiku distro guidelines [was: Haiku Vmware Build Environment]

["Jorge G. Mare" <koki@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Karl,

On Tue, 2008-04-15 at 14:39 -0400, Karl vom Dorff wrote:

> i'll need some time to figure out the 'about' application. i was
> trying to figure out how to adjust this, but was told not to worry by
> stippi. now it has come up again.

I don't want to contradict Stippi, but the guidelines are very explicit
and that's what should be followed. Otherwise, if we start making
exceptions, then we will not be able to enforce the guidelines, and
there would then be no point in having them in the first place.

> could someone describe how to remove and adjust haiku's copyright
> information. i'd rather not remove all the authors and contributors.
> does this need to be changed/removed as well?

Nobody is asking you to remove Haiku's copyrights. If you read the
guidelines, you would see that you cannot brand your distro using the
Haiku trademark and logo.

As I have mentioned in previous emails, I realize your intentions are
good, but by the way you make, portray and advertise these packages, you
are constantly blurring the line between Karl/Haikuware and Haiku, which
is exactly what the distro guidelines are trying to avoid, so that
people don't get confused and we can protect the value of our brand.

We realize that making a distro that follows the guidelines is quite
involved and requires certain skills. In a way, that's one of the points
of the guidelines. My advise to you would be the same that I gave you
when you started Haikuware: forget about creating a Haiku distro;
instead, create images (or ZIP packages?) with applications,
documentation and/or other tools that complement the (nightly for now)
official builds. This is how the weekly package idea started, wasn't it?

Finally, name these packages "<foo> for Haiku" so that there is no room
for misinterpretation. This way you can make your important and very
much needed contribution to Haiku, and do so without the potential for
misrepresention.

Hope this helps, but if it doesn't, please feel free to ask.

Cheers,

Koki