On Mon, 2008-03-17 at 16:05 -0700, Urias McCullough wrote: > On 17/03/2008, Jorge G. Mare <koki@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Anyway, how private is the template code? I would like to keep track > > > of changes in a Mercurial repository and I would like to publish this > > > in a hidden (but not secured, closed off) location in the haiku-os.org > > > domain. Can I do that, or do we need more security measures? > > > > As (one of) the main authors of this theme, I hope I have a say on > > this. :) > > Indeed, you should :) > > > I would be reluctant to put the theme up for anyone to grab. The reason > > is that this theme is also part of our identity, and if anyone can take > > our theme and use it, then we risk diluting the Haiku brand. Even open > > source projects (such as Ubuntu, and even Drupal) take this position and > > do not release their website themes, and I think it would be the wise > > thing to do for Haiku. > > My only observation here is that the re-use of nearly the exact same > theme on the NorCal-HUG site may already does what you're suggesting > we shouldn't allow... Not that I am really one to complain - but we > shouldn't maintain a double-standard. I am afraid you are missing a fundamental aspect of branding. :) Selectively allowing the use of the theme for Haiku user groups (such as NORCAL-HUG) or regional chapters of the Haiku project (such as haiku-os.it) does not dilute the brand, but rather strengthens it. But if you put the theme in a public repository, that means that anybody can grab it and use it. Then you could end up with many sites unrelated to Haiku using our theme; that would dilute our brand, because it breaks the association between the theme and the project. That's what I think we need to try to avoid. Cheers, Koki ----------------------------------------------------------------------- haiku-web@xxxxxxxxxxxxx - Haiku Web & Developer Support Discussion List