[Lubuntu-comms] Munich distributes Linux CDs to get people to ditch Windows XP

Nio Wiklund nio.wiklund at gmail.com
Sun Sep 15 20:38:39 UTC 2013


On 2013-09-15 21:41, Lars Noodén wrote:
> On 09/15/2013 10:17 PM, 神癒礁湖 (Rafael Laguna) wrote:
>> I must advice again. You should ask Canonical first about distribution of
>> ANY of their trademarks (yes, they all are registered). We tried with
>> something more "innocent", like t-shirts, and it's not possible right now.
>>
>> There's a website that sells Ubuntu, Kubuntu and Lubuntu CDs (nine pounds)
>> and it's illegal. Look at these policies:
>>
>> http://www.ubuntu.com/intellectual-property-policy
>> http://www.canonical.com/intellectual-property-policy
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Rafael Laguna
>> Lubuntu Artwork Team
> 
> IANAL but the policies there do not seem to contravene selling
> unmodified Ubuntu, Kubuntu, or Lubuntu discs.  The only handle Canonical
> would have there would be on the trademarks and I could not spot
> anything specific to reselling.  Ethically though selling to recover
> production and distribution costs might be ok, but anything above that
> becomes questionable given the open nature of the product in question.
> 
> Lubuntu would have been a better choice for Munich because the XP users
> are much more likely to run older hardware and Lubuntu is better suited
> for low spec machines.
> 
> Regards,
> /Lars
> 

I agree with all of it, and particularly this {
Ethically though selling to recover production and distribution costs
might be ok, but anything above that becomes questionable given the open
nature of the product in question.}

Best regards
Nio



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