Re: [Tuxpaint-devel] [Tuxpaint-users] "Tux Paint Plus"

[Caroline F. <car...@go...>]

I think we should trademark tuxpaint. I have a box with an xp  
partition here and I can install and test with various anti-spyware  
apps tomorrow.

Caroline

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On 14 Dec 2008, at 02:15, Bill Kendrick <nb...@so...> wrote:

>
> I discovered something called "Tux Paint Plus" today.  I ran anti- 
> virus
> scanning software (clamav's "clamscan" tool) against it, and it didn't
> find anything, so I launched the program.  (I used "Wine" under  
> Linux.)
>
> It appears that this software installs not just Tux Paint (it's very  
> likely
> that it's just regular Tux Paint, and nothing special -- I haven't  
> tried
> yet, though), but also some kind of 'search toolbar' in ones web  
> browser.
>
> Doing a quick search on Google for "open source plus toolbar," I  
> came across
> an EULA (end user license agreement) for something called  
> "InfraRecorder Plus"
> that has the same wording as the one I saw in "Tux Paint Plus."
>
> InfraRecorder is a CD/DVD writing tool for Windows that, like Tux  
> Paint,
> is released under the GNU GPL.
>
> So it looks like someone (whomever is responsible for this toolbar) is
> grabbing open source software, wrapping this 'toolbar' software  
> around it,
> and re-releasing it.
>
>
> Does anyone out here have any additional comments or info about this?
> It's not clear whether they are breaking the rules of the GPL (it
> seems unlikely, as the EULA I read states: "These TOOLBAR TERMS OF USE
> govern your use of the Toolbar only. Other terms of use govern any
> other software that you may choose to install on your computer.")
>
> However, I'm worried about people becoming confused about "Tux Paint"
> versus "Tux Paint Plus."  It want it to be clear that the 'official'
> versions of Tux Paint are the ones released by us, the current set of
> developer volunteers, and that we cannot be held responsible for any
> problems that come up by using this "plus" version.
>
> (During the Google Summer of Code mentor summit in October, it was
> recommended that we trademark the name "Tux Paint" to help avoid  
> these kinds
> of issues.  How do people feel about that?)
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> -- 
> -bill!
> "Tux Paint" - free children's drawing software for Windows / Mac OS  
> X / Linux!
> Download it today!  http://www.tuxpaint.org/
>
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