This package was debianized by Masayuki Hatta <mhatta@debian.org> on
Fri, 27 Dec 2002 00:07:58 +0900.

It was downloaded from http://www.abisource.com/download/

Upstream Authors: AbiSource, Inc, along with many volunteers

Copyright:

Source code created by AbiSource is copyrighted by AbiSource, Inc.,
and is distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public
License. On Debian GNU/Linux systems, the complete text of the GNU
General Public License can be found in /usr/share/common-licenses/GPL.
You should read this license carefully, as it defines your specific
rights regarding the use of covered source code, as well as the
conditions under which those rights are given to you.

o About Trademark

(See also http://www.abisource.com/information/license/tm_guide.phtml)

Trademark Usage Guidelines

AbiSource Trademarks

AbiSource, AbiWord, AbiCalc, AbiFile, AbiSuite, AbiShow and other
AbiSource graphics, logos and service names are trademarks of Dom
Lachowicz. These trademarks may not be used in connection with any
product or service that is not AbiSource's, in any manner that is
likely to cause confusion among customers, or in any manner that
disparages or discredits AbiSource.

Trademarks and the GPL

AbiSource software products, such as AbiWord, are copyrighted works
released under the terms of the GNU General Public License
(GPL). Verbatim copies of such works may be made and distributed, by
anyone, in accordance with the terms of the GPL without violating the
AbiSource trademarks. The GPL also grants you certain rights to make
and distribute derivative works based on the source code to AbiSource
products.

The GPL does not grant you any right to use AbiSource trademarks in
connection with these derivative works. AbiSource trademarks may not
be used in connection with any such derivative works unless that usage
is explicitly and specifically licensed, in writing, from Dom
Lachowicz.

Personal exemption

As a specific exception, AbiSource freely licenses the use of certain
of its trademarks solely in combination with the suffix "Personal"
when applied to derivative works based on an AbiSource GPL
product. Thus, for example, you are free to use the mark "AbiWord
Personal" in connection with derivative works that are based on
"AbiWord". To help maintain this distinction, AbiSource releases the
sources to its GPL products with Personal-based trademarks.

We are not lawyers

Trademark and copyright issues are, at heart, legal matters. We've
tried to keep this explanation as simple and common-sense as possible,
but if you have any questions about when and how to use AbiSource
trademarks, your best bet is to ask a lawyer. We are not lawyers.

We are not evil

Our goal is very simple. We want to make sure our software stays Open
Source, no matter what. That's why we chose the GPL. We also want
everyone to know which products are ours. That's why we are so picky
about our trademarks.

o "AbiWord" vs. "AbiWord Personal" for Debian?

Maybe this is informative for now.

> From: Dom Lachowicz
> Date: 20 July 2004 22:08:34 BST
> To: Andy Korvemaker, abiword-dev@abisource.com
> Subject: Re: Abiword being removed from Debian/unstable?
>
>
> I'm not sure if this is the reason or not, but please
> see:
>
> http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=258918
>
> For the record, I've recently acquired the AbiWord
> trademarks and whatnot. I haven't had a chance to
> update the TM information on the website.
>
> To be expressly clear here for any Debian guys that
> read this message:
>
> Within reason, I don't care if you use "AbiWord" vs.
> "AbiWord Personal." In fact, I'd prefer it if you used
> "AbiWord."
>
> Within reason, I don't care if you use the "official"
> artwork or the "personal" artwork. In fact, I'd prefer
> it if you used the "official" artwork.
>
> I do begin to care if you use my trademarks to promote
> other products, or in ways that disparage my
> trademarks or products. If you "forked" AbiWord, you
> couldn't use the trademarks. But you're clearly not
> going to do that. The USPTO has more info and case law
> on this sort of thing.
>
> Debian and the other distros are clearly distributing
> AbiWord, and providing a beneficial service to the
> community. Even though Debian's version might have a
> few patches against our "mainline" branch, I don't
> believe it constitutes a "fork." As such, I think that
> it is fine (if not preferable) for you guys to use the
> official name and artwork in your distribution.
>
> So, you have my blessing to call your AbiWord +
> patches "AbiWord". You can use the official artwork
> too.
>
> Dom
>
