[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH] [RFC] doc/community: Add a policy about using FFmpeg name in public events

[Vittorio Giovara]

On Mon, Nov 25, 2024 at 7:33 PM compn <ff at hawaiiantel.net> wrote:

> On Mon, 25 Nov 2024 18:52:02 -0500
> Vittorio Giovara <vittorio.giovara at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > On Mon, Nov 25, 2024 at 6:11 PM compn <ff at hawaiiantel.net> wrote:
> >
> > > On Mon, 25 Nov 2024 17:37:52 -0500
> > > Vittorio Giovara <vittorio.giovara at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > On Mon, Nov 25, 2024 at 5:09 PM compn <ff at hawaiiantel.net> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > you'll have to get the trademark owners agreement to publish any
> rules
> > > > > of his trademark like this.
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > >not sure what point you're trying to make.
> > >
> > > fabrice might not agree with whatever rules you/community come up with
> > > for the use of his trademark. you cant just write trademark rules for
> > > trademarks you dont own. fabrice might want to enforce things
> > > differently, or word things differently.
> > >
> >
> > You seem to agree that nobody in the community is authorized to use the
> > ffmpeg trademark+logo at events then.
> > And that we need a process to authorize at least one of them. Feel free
> to
> > involve the owner in this discussion.
>
> i emailed fabrice about how he wanted to be listed in infra.txt but got
> no response. which is why i wrote 'ffmpeg creator'.
>
> aside from that, i agree to nothing.
>

No need for hostility, we're saying the same thing, the situation sucks,
and people are unhappy about this.
Except you believe there is nothing to do, and I believe there is something
to be done.


> heres an email mans said can use his logo to reference ffmpeg
> https://ffmpeg.org/pipermail/ffmpeg-devel/2009-February/065878.html
> which he rescinded after that. https://ffmpeg.org//threat1.png
>
> as for herve's logo...
> http://lists.mplayerhq.hu/pipermail/ffmpeg-devel/2013-August/146910.html
> herve's original mail
> https://ffmpeg.org/pipermail/ffmpeg-devel/2011-May/112276.html
> herve's "rights" license on that specific logo
> https://ffmpeg.org/pipermail/ffmpeg-devel/2011-May/112294.html
>
> michael original 2006 drawing of the zigzag
> https://ffmpeg.org/pipermail/ffmpeg-devel/2006-May/015379.html
>

Thanks for confirming the logo belongs to the "FFmpeg Project", aka the
community. The GA should have the right to moderate its use for external
use.
-- 
Vittorio