On 1/23/08, Paul Fremantle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > It seems that there are two discussions going on at the same time: > > > > 1. Whether it is cool for people to do this. > > 2. Whether we should try to stop people from doing this. > > > > I am pretty sure that we all agree that it is not cool (1), so I wasn't > > talking about this. > > > Regarding (2), I think we shouldn't and can't do > > much to stop it. > > Depends what you mean by "trying to stop people". If it means calling > lawyers, threatening, etc, then of course not. If it means clear > advice that the Apache Software Foundation believes that they should > rename it, then what is your objection?
To me it seems the advice you get depends on who you ask. Besides being inconsistent, it also points out to lack of clarity in the license and trademark policy. Varying interpretations bug me, speaking here as a use of open source code, it's hard to adopt something if I can't tell what the licenses actually mean. I don't want to be surprised down the road to find out my understanding was wrong, or get caught between two conflicting opinions. Those are all forms of friction. The fact that the question was raised and no one can point to a conclusive answer on a public page means the policy is unclear. If those are the feelings of the ASF, shouldn't they be widely known? Assaf Paul > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
