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> Also the biggest comment thread is about a gun rights tangent. GG. This is because the Rust trademark policy mentions firearms for some reason. Some people w
by blendergeek 4y ago
> Also the biggest comment thread is about a gun rights tangent. GG.
This is because the Rust trademark policy mentions firearms for some reason. Some people who are used to the Linux trademark policy find this bizarre and off-putting.
- qwery 4y ago> the Rust trademark policy mentions firearms for some reason. I read that bit! I can explain it to you! Yes, the Rust trademark policy _draft_ mentions firearms once. It's because they won't endorse an event that allows attendees to carry firearms.
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- tourmalinetaco 4y agoAnd what does a trademark policy have to do with guns? Draft or not, it’s an unnecessary insertion of politics. They essentially turned their supposed trademark policy into a code of conduct, which would be hilarious if it wasn’t so sad.
- qwery 4y ago> what does a trademark policy have to do with guns? In the case of this particular trademark policy, it's because they won't endorse an event that allows attendees to carry firearms. They consider the use/display of their marks in a way that suggests they endorsed an event when they did not to be an infringement of their trademark. They provide a basic set of conditions that should be met "at minimum" in order for them to endorse an event and grant the use of the marks. One of those conditions is that the event prohibits the carrying of firearms by attendees.
- mlindner 4y agoExcept Rust is a language much larger than the foundation. They don't control who uses the Rust language and their attempts to control who can talk about Rust are just their attempts to do something they shouldn't.