On 17/03/2008, Jorge G. Mare <koki@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Mon, 2008-03-17 at 16:05 -0700, Urias McCullough wrote: > > On 17/03/2008, Jorge G. Mare <koki@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > 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. Ok, thanks for clarifying your position - I was definitely confused about what you were saying previously. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- haiku-web@xxxxxxxxxxxxx - Haiku Web & Developer Support Discussion List