[legal] OpenID logo in DFSG-compliant open source

[David Recordon]

Hi Art,
We're working on developing a full usage policy of the OpenID  
trademark and logo to help solidify what many members of the community  
have already been doing.  Is there a discussion you can point me to  
about this specific issue and the requirements that Debian has for  
including a logo like this?

Thanks,
--David

On Jan 21, 2009, at 8:47 AM, Art Cancro wrote:

> Hello legal team,
>
> Since we're already discussing legal uses of the OpenID logo, I'd  
> like to bring up a related topic.
>
> Is there a legal statement somewhere which states that OpenID  
> implementations are allowed to include the logo?  We include OpenID  
> Relying Party support in the Citadel groupware server [http://www.citadel.org 
> ], and the logo is in use, as per the usual recommendations.  The  
> problem we are experiencing is that we have some downstream  
> packagers who are building Debian packages, and as might be  
> expected, the Debian people are complaining about the fact that the  
> OpenID logo may be unlicensed and therefore unacceptable to include  
> in the package.
>
> If possible, could the OpenID legal team provide a license or other  
> statement officially authorizing the use of the logo in software  
> packages which implement the standard?  The same people who brought  
> us such gems as "IceWeasel" are already talking about using an  
> alternate logo, which in my opinion dilutes the value of OpenID.  It  
> is my understanding that one of OpenID's goals is for people to  
> instantly recognize the logo and know that they can use their OpenID  
> wherever they see it.  Please take note of this threat to that goal  
> and consider releasing an appropriate license statement.
>
> Thanks for your time.
>
>   Art Cancro <ajc at citadel.org>
>
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