We want tu use your company name and logo

[Aaron Peterson]

On 3/3/06, Kevin Kinsey <kdk at daleco.biz> wrote:
> Ercan Pamuk wrote:
>
>  > Esteemed competent,
>
>  > I am Ercan Pamuk.I live in Turkey.I am a computer expert and a partner
>  > of the SkyTech computer which actives in Turkey.In our company we work
>  > on setting up the Linux systems and their technical supporting.
>
> Very good.  I am nobody in particular and live in the USA, where I use
> FreeBSD in my business and in my home.  Peace be unto you.
>
>  > In our company we want to sell T-shirts,glasses,caps that are
> products of
>  > FreeBSD Linux which we give them system supporting in our company.
>  > We want to use Slackware FreeBSD Linux Logos at this products which
>  > we want to sell.This work plays a part in advertising you and your
> products.
>  > At the same time this work causes to be loved and used your products and
>  > also increases the requests of your products.
>
> Your e-mail brightened the day of many FreeBSD users; as your primary
> language is not English, there were a few grins about the following
> statements:
>
> "products of FreeBSD Linux"
>
>        --- Linux and FreeBSD and distinct entities (e.g. $linux !=
> $FreeBSD).
> Although they are both "Unix-like" operating systems, saying "FreeBSD Linux"
> is something of a contradiction in terms to FreeBSD users.
>
> "We want to use Slackware FreeBSD Linux Logos at this products"
>
>        --- again, these are distinct entities, so you probably wanted to
> say:
>
>     "We want to use Slackware, FreeBSD, and Linux logos on the products
> that we want to sell."
>
>
>  > Is there a problem selling T-shirts,glasses,caps in Turkey by using your
>  > company name and logo?
>
>
> There could be some problems, but no one at "questions at freebsd.org"
> has the power to answer you authoritatively.  We do appreciate you
> asking, though; respect for the intellectual property of others is part
> of the FreeBSD tradition, and you might have noticed if you have read
> the BSD licenses and copyrights.
>
> In regard to your specific question, see:
>
>         http://www.freebsd.org/art.html#USE
>
>    for more information about the various logos, their owners
> and licensing.
>
>  > Thanks...
>
>  > Yours respectfully....
>
> And to you, also.
>
> Kevin Kinsey

Rock on d00d, well said :-)

Aaron