[fab] Fedora Logo versus OPL License

[Rahul Sundaram]

On Tue, 2006-05-23 at 02:03 +0200, Chitlesh GOORAH wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> First I could be WRONG and I'm not a lawyer.
> 
> I think the Fedora Logo can be modified and redistributed by anyone
> without being prosecuted., let me explain.
> 
> Anyone needs an approval of usage for the Fedora Logo. Hence he/she
> sends a request.
> 
> When the request is approved, we receive an email:
> ===========================================
> Here's your logo.  By using it, you're agreeing to the following simple
> rules:
> 
> 1. You won't alter the logo.
> 2. You'll only use the logo to describe Fedora stuff.
> 3. You won't use the logo for anything hateful or stupid.
> 4. We reserve the right to disallow your use of the logo.
> 
> Thanks for all your help supporting Fedora.
> ============================================
> 
> from http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/DocsProject/Licensing/FAQ (though
> its still a draft) :
> 
> ======================================================
> Fedora documentation consists of three types of content:
>    *   The contents of the Fedora Wiki, contributed by members of the
> Fedora community
> ............
> 
> All Fedora documentation is provided under the terms of the [WWW] Open
> Publication License (OPL).
> 
> This means that:
>    *     You may freely copy and distribute all Fedora documentation
>    *      You may modify copies of any Fedora documentation, and
> redistribute your modified versions
>    *     You may reuse parts of Fedora documentation in your own work
> =====================================================
> 
> Since the _official_ Fedora Logo is on
> http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Logo, this gives anyone the right to
> copy, modify and redistribute it..
> 
> If Im right here, we have to remove the _OFFICIAL_ Fedora Logo as
> quick as possible from the fedoraproject.org wiki.
> 
> Maybe It does affect the Fedora Artwork too.

You are wrong. The logo or artwork is not licensed under OPL.

Rahul