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No need to consult a lawyer, just open an issue at http://support.github.com http://support.github.com and ask if it's okay.
by kenneth_reitz 16y ago
No need to consult a lawyer, just open an issue at http://support.github.com http://support.github.com and ask if it's okay.
- getsat 16y agoNo need to do that, they've pointed out in the past that it's a stock image they've bought the rights to use and can not authorize others to use it. I forget where I read this, but it was someone asking the same thing. I might have been on HN, actually.
- defunkt 16y agoGitHub now owns the octocat art.
- getsat 16y agoCool! Congrats on finally getting it. :-)
- escoz 16y agoYou guys should seriously think about allowing other projects to use the octocat when the projects are associated to github. it would be a nice way of everybody having a common "icon", much like twitter has the bird. I know people can link to github, but that's not always possible (mobile apps?) even though people use github..
- Raphael 16y agoTwitter previously used some stock bird art, but the logo was just the bubble letters. Now they have an original bird logo. But 3rd party Twitter stuff can use arbitrary bird art, or maybe the old stock one since it's unclear who owns it. I think a good solution would be a new open license logo, like the Minefield logo as opposed to the restricted Firefox logo.
- tjogin 16y agogithacking left me with the impression that it was an official github thing, because of the octocat.
- chrisbaglieri 16y ago@defunkt We'll get on that ASAP. Nothin' but love.