[FFmpeg-devel] Use of FFmpeg Logo

[Måns Rullgård]

Diego Biurrun <diego at biurrun.de> writes:

> On Sun, Feb 22, 2009 at 11:54:12PM +0000, Robert Swain wrote:
>> 2009/2/22 Matt <matt at biggmatt.com>:
>> > I have written a document that I intend to publish with my program,
>> > WinFF. I want to ask permission to use the FFmpeg logo as a reference to
>> > FFmpeg. You can see the document here:
>> > http://biggmatt.com/files/WinFF.en.pdf
>> >
>> > If you wish it shall be promtly removed.
>> 
>> As you're referencing us, I think it should be OK, but don't consider
>> that an authoritative answer.
>
> WinFF appears to be a GPL program, I cannot see how anybody could be
> against it advertising the use of FFmpeg with our logo.  Even if it
> were not, I think use of the logo is fine for advertising uses of
> FFmpeg.

That's the entire point of a logo.

> Who created the logo?  Do we need to develop a set of guidelines for
> its usage?

I did, in one of my rare artistic moments.  I'm obviously fine with it
being used unmodified to reference FFmpeg.  I'd rather not see it
mutilated or used for other purposes.

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