Ubuntu
ion3 package

New distribution conditions based on trademark claim

Bug #115142 reported by Ben Hutchings
4
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
ion3 (Debian)
Fix Released
Unknown
ion3 (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Medium
William Grant

Bug Description

Binary package hint: ion3

The author, Tuomo Valkonen, recently introduced a restrictive trademark licence covering the names "Ion" and "Ion3":
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=422527#10

Following some discussions with the author, I am attempting to comply with this licence in the Debian package by checking the upstream version on first installation and requiring acknowledgement from the user if that is newer. Users are directed to report bugs through the Debian bug tracking system and not to the author (though they should do so anyway!). The new package will be in the non-free section.

You should check the licence and possibly contact the author if clarification is necessary. If you continue to use the Debian package as a basis, you will obviously need to change the notices to refer to Launchpad and not the Debian bug tracking system.

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William Grant (wgrant) wrote :

I'll handle the Ubuntification once the new version is in Debian. Thanks for notifying us!

If you're changing the name, does it really need to be in non-free?

Changed in ion3:
assignee: nobody → fujitsu
importance: Undecided → Medium
status: Unconfirmed → Confirmed
Revision history for this message
Ben Hutchings (benh-debian) wrote : Re: [Bug 115142] Re: New distribution conditions based on trademark claim

On Thu, 2007-05-17 at 07:14 +0000, William Grant wrote:
> I'll handle the Ubuntification once the new version is in Debian. Thanks
> for notifying us!
>
> If you're changing the name, does it really need to be in non-free?

I'm *not* changing the name. Instead, I'm providing "prominent version
qualifiers and notices of possible out-datedness". I should state this
resolution on the Debian bug.

Ben.

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Ben Hutchings
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there is a solution that is simple, neat, and wrong.

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William Grant (wgrant) wrote : Re: [Bug 115142] Re: New distribution conditions based on trademark claim

On Fri, May 18, 2007 8:48 am, Ben Hutchings wrote:
> On Thu, 2007-05-17 at 07:14 +0000, William Grant wrote:
>> I'll handle the Ubuntification once the new version is in Debian. Thanks
>> for notifying us!
>>
>> If you're changing the name, does it really need to be in non-free?
>
> I'm *not* changing the name. Instead, I'm providing "prominent version
> qualifiers and notices of possible out-datedness". I should state this
> resolution on the Debian bug.

Thanks for clarifying that on the Debian bug. I think Don's solution
sounds like a good idea, basically so it can be kept out of non-free.

Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater)
Changed in ion3:
status: Unknown → Fix Committed
Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater)
Changed in ion3:
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
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William Grant (wgrant) wrote :

We've had the new Debian package in multiverse for quite a while now.

Changed in ion3:
status: Confirmed → Fix Released
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