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So Ubuntu is open-source, but if I fork it, it comes with « Ubuntu » in package names, therefore I’m infringing on their trademark?
by alexis_fr 7y ago
So Ubuntu is open-source, but if I fork it, it comes with « Ubuntu » in package names, therefore I’m infringing on their trademark?
- bmn__ 7y agoYes, but only because during your fork, you neglected to run the "white label" script that replaces the trademarked words and graphics. IOW, what you describe is not a problem in practice.
- freeone3000 7y agoSee: CentOS, Red Hat, and "upstream"
- speedplane 7y ago> So Ubuntu is open-source, but if I fork it, it comes with « Ubuntu » in package names, therefore I’m infringing on their trademark? Yup. However, I suspect that Ubuntu gives a pretty permissive trademark license in their distribution. This isn't a theoretical argument, the Android OS is open source, but the "Android" brand is a protected trademark. If you're a cell phone manufacturer, you can use the Android code freely, but if you want to put an Android sticker on your phone, you have to follow Google's rules.