[openbeos] Re: Haiku distro guidelines [was: Haiku Vmware Build Environment]
- From: "Karl vom Dorff" <karl@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: openbeos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2008 16:05:40 -0400
On Tue, Apr 15, 2008 at 3:57 PM, Jorge G. Mare <koki@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 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.
"Please include the following disclaimers in a conspicuous place in your
website, your AboutSystem version, and the documentation of your
distribution:
<DISTRO NAME> is based on Haiku, but it is not the official distribution
from the Haiku Project. For information about the official Haiku project,
please visit http://haiku-os.org.
<DISTRIBUTOR NAME> is not associated with the Haiku project. To obtain
support for <DISTRO NAME>, please contact <DISTRO SUPPORT INFO>."
Pay attention to the 'about system' part. Apparently that means removing
'Haiku' (in green) from the about application and replacing it with your
distro name... And then it would look foolish to have *distroname copyright
Haiku and a link to Haiku's website which is what you're trying to avoid in
the first place I take it...
>
> 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
>
>
>
>
--
Karl vom Dorff
B.Sc (Hons) Biology, (German minor)
http://www.karlvd.com
http://www.clubloreley.org
http://www.haikuware.com
Other related posts:
