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SD69	2010-03-23 , 12:19
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Originally Posted by qgil

"I suggest we start lobbying to free up the maemo.org trademark.", Texrat says.

This sentence needs clarification since currently there is no such "maemo.org trademark". maemo.org is part of the Maemo trademark owned by Nokia. The maemo.org logo was designed and seleted in a communty contest and it has a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 License.

What does Texrat's proposal mean in practice? What is the freedom sought with this proposal?

And in general, what proposal pushed by the Maemo community affecting maemo.org has been stopped by Nokia? Guys, you are really steering this boat. We at Nokia help when/where it makes sense to complement your efforts.

I was allowing for some imprecise language by Texrat. The trademarks should remain with Nokia. It's the domain and website that are important to the community.

The most apparent solution is to create a simple non-profit organization, and then Nokia could transfer or do a long-term lease of the domain name to that or something similar. The freedom sought is to ensure that the website can always continue without any contingencies, including permission of Nokia. It would also simplify things like distribution of Diablo SSU without risk of liability to Nokia. It's recognized that Nokia has helped, and continues to help. It would just be good to get a nod before organizing, and to see if Reggie has something to say about it.

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