From owner-freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Thu Feb 8 16:14:36 2018 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ports@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 84153F0FFED for ; Thu, 8 Feb 2018 16:14:36 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from portmaster@BSDforge.com) Received: from udns.ultimatedns.net (static-24-113-41-81.wavecable.com [24.113.41.81]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 02BA16F2E5 for ; Thu, 8 Feb 2018 16:14:35 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from portmaster@BSDforge.com) Received: from udns.ultimatedns.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by udns.ultimatedns.net (8.14.9/8.14.9) with ESMTP id w18G6RJa094785 for ; Thu, 8 Feb 2018 08:06:34 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from portmaster@BSDforge.com) X-Mailer: UDNSMS MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: From: "Chris H" Reply-To: portmaster@BSDforge.com To: Subject: Re: FreeBSD Palemoon branding violation Date: Thu, 08 Feb 2018 08:06:33 -0800 Message-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.25 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 08 Feb 2018 16:14:36 -0000 On Wed, 7 Feb 2018 15:37:54 +0100 "Andreas Andersson" said > So, moonchild (that's his actual name (or tilltalsnamn in swedish) ) migh= t > own the trademark=2E But atleast Swedish trademark laws > https://www=2Eriksdagen=2Ese/sv/dokument-lagar/dokument/svensk-forfattningssa= mling/varumarkeslag-20101877_sfs-2010-1877 > grants usage to other parties as long as "other parties" does not make > money off of the name or the product=2E For him to actually enforce this it > has to be registered by the swedish PRV http://www=2Eprv=2Ese and subsequentl= y > worldwide by wipo=2E I've looked through PRVs database and nor does a sear= ch > on his name, full name or the variations of pale moon turn up any results > in a search=2E >=20 > Not saying we should keep this in ports tree and keep using the name=2E Jus= t > stating that there is nothing he could do about it unless he registers th= e > trademark and get's it registered (varum=C3=A4rkesskyddat in swedish=2E)=2E >=20 > The reaction to the repo in question is also very weird to me, and possib= ly > what worries me the most=2E He is hurting his own trademarked (heh) product > by doing this=2E For the record; the name Pale Moon is owned by the Blue Moon Ale Company, and has been in their use for some 20 years=2E As well as Kassiks Pale Moon A= le, Kassiks Brewery; Kenai, Alaska (retired)=2E The assertion by the PaleMoon Browser author/maintainer,=2E=2E=2E is _completely_ unfounded=2E He can NOT claim copyright/ownership of the name, as he claims=2E Nor has he attained as much=2E Just trying to keep it real=2E :-) --Chris >=20 > 2018-02-07 10:28 GMT+01:00 Kurt Jaeger : >=20 > > Hi! > > > > > > After your recent harassment of OpenBSD > > > > (https://github=2Ecom/jasperla/openbsd-wip/issues/86) I decided to > > > > investigate our own packaging of Palemoon=2E As expected, we are also > > > > building against system libraries=2E You can review our build log > > > > here: > > > > > > Huh=2E I would have nuked the port after about the 5th post in that > > > thread=2E > > > > While I'm also surprised about the interpretation of the open > > source spirit, I'm also a very satisfied palemoon user right now, > > after the latest firefox changes=2E So I'm happy that we try to > > keep palemoon, even if we call it newmoon 8-} > > > > If there's something I can do to help (test etc), I'll try=2E=2E=2E > > > > -- > > pi@opsec=2Eeu +49 171 3101372 2 years = to > > go ! > > _______________________________________________ > > freebsd-ports@freebsd=2Eorg mailing list > > https://lists=2Efreebsd=2Eorg/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-ports-unsubscribe@freebsd=2Eorg= " > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-ports@freebsd=2Eorg mailing list > https://lists=2Efreebsd=2Eorg/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-ports-unsubscribe@freebsd=2Eorg"