My guess: It I clear from the link that they can use the R logo for commercial purposes. The issue is what to do about the "appropriate credit" and "link to the license." How would I do that on a hoodie? Would they need a web address or something?
-----Original Message----- From: R-help <r-help-boun...@r-project.org> On Behalf Of John Fox Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2023 1:19 PM To: Coding Hoodies <codinghood...@mail.com> Cc: r-help@r-project.org Subject: Re: [R] Good Will Legal Question [External Email] Dear Arid Sweeting, R-help is probably not the place to ask this question, although perhaps since you're seeking moral advice, people might want to say something. I would normally expect to see a query like this addressed to the R website webmasters, of which I'm one -- with the caveat that the R Foundation doesn't give legal advice. Just to be sure, you say that you read the rules for use of the R logo, so I assume that you've seen <https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.r-project.org%2Flogo%2F&data=05%7C01%7Ctebert%40ufl.edu%7C99f01774c9f5452bd99a08db2a31ec23%7C0d4da0f84a314d76ace60a62331e1b84%7C0%7C0%7C638150166126816193%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=jNvmCKITcZFcmqiRqkjqZnJVY3TYuD3wu3Mp0zhSHPs%3D&reserved=0>, which seems entirely clear to me. I think that it's safe to say that if the R Foundation wanted to limit commercial use of the R logo, it wouldn't have released it under the CC-BY-SA 4.0 license. I'm not sure what moral issues concern you. I hope this helps, John John Fox, Professor Emeritus McMaster University Hamilton, Ontario, Canada web: https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsocialsciences.mcmaster.ca%2Fjfox%2F&data=05%7C01%7Ctebert%40ufl.edu%7C99f01774c9f5452bd99a08db2a31ec23%7C0d4da0f84a314d76ace60a62331e1b84%7C0%7C0%7C638150166126816193%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=iLeUGFcyjk3kYNi2v8fV1jgc9M9OVdWYv9nJeI1G7Q4%3D&reserved=0 On 2023-03-21 6:18 a.m., Coding Hoodies wrote: > Hi R Team!, > > We are opening a new start up soon, codinghoodies.com, we want to make coders > feel stylish. > > Out of goodwill I wanted to ask you formally if I can have permission to use > the standard R logo on the front of hoodies to sell? I have read your rules > but wanted to ask as I feel a moral right to email you asking to show support > and respect for the R project. > > If it makes it easier I could build send a picture of the hoodie with the > logo on to you to see if this is acceptable. > > Arid Sweeting > > > > > ______________________________________________ > R-help@r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see > https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstat > .ethz.ch%2Fmailman%2Flistinfo%2Fr-help&data=05%7C01%7Ctebert%40ufl.edu > %7C99f01774c9f5452bd99a08db2a31ec23%7C0d4da0f84a314d76ace60a62331e1b84 > %7C0%7C0%7C638150166126972400%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAw > MDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sda > ta=p2ffNKEh6intBdGjjtr6jaaaRcdtiBw4iMI1CL6K9Xg%3D&reserved=0 > PLEASE do read the posting guide > https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.r > -project.org%2Fposting-guide.html&data=05%7C01%7Ctebert%40ufl.edu%7C99 > f01774c9f5452bd99a08db2a31ec23%7C0d4da0f84a314d76ace60a62331e1b84%7C0% > 7C0%7C638150166126972400%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiL > CJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=bg > OZVdlLFSw3mbQGmF0OLrMOVUcYonH9wHMN3Y2TqDM%3D&reserved=0 > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstat.ethz.ch%2Fmailman%2Flistinfo%2Fr-help&data=05%7C01%7Ctebert%40ufl.edu%7C99f01774c9f5452bd99a08db2a31ec23%7C0d4da0f84a314d76ace60a62331e1b84%7C0%7C0%7C638150166126972400%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=p2ffNKEh6intBdGjjtr6jaaaRcdtiBw4iMI1CL6K9Xg%3D&reserved=0 PLEASE do read the posting guide https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.r-project.org%2Fposting-guide.html&data=05%7C01%7Ctebert%40ufl.edu%7C99f01774c9f5452bd99a08db2a31ec23%7C0d4da0f84a314d76ace60a62331e1b84%7C0%7C0%7C638150166126972400%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=bgOZVdlLFSw3mbQGmF0OLrMOVUcYonH9wHMN3Y2TqDM%3D&reserved=0 and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
