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

[compn]

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.

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which he rescinded after that.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

-compn