Comment 73 for bug 375345

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michael thompson (michaeldt) wrote :

I feel I must correct something which a lot of people seem to be missing.

"And this solution was in the form of a promise by Canonical to use the name ubuntu for certain things only, and specifically, not for things that are not ubuntu, are not part of ubuntu, and have clear commercial intent (which canonical has all the right to produce and develop, of course)."

The trademark policy DOES allow for commercial use of the Ubuntu trademark. It's under the section titled:

Restricted use that requires a trademark license

Please, stop saying that they have violated their own policy. The policy clearly states that commercial use may be permitted in certain circumstances, i.e you need a licence.

"Permission from us is necessary to use any of the Trademarks under any circumstances other than those specifically permitted above. These include:

    * Any commercial use."