[gentoo-trustees] Re: Use of Gentoo

[gentoo-trustees] Re: Use of Gentoo

[Sven Vermeulen]

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On Mon, Oct 18, 2004 at 09:20:55PM +0000, rob wrote:
> My name is Rob Yannetta, I'm the owner of Loud Orange Cat Productions, a small independent movie label in Florida, USA.
> 
> I'm currently writing a script for a film that will include the main character using Gentoo Linux on a daily basis (much as I do) and would like to know if I may have permission to include Gentoo Linux as a source of conversation in the production.
> 
> I'm a Gentoo user myself, and this would be one of the ways to get the "word out" on Gentoo.
> 
> What am I allowed to discuss? What can be shown?

Hi all

I'd like to answer Rob that he can safely discuss Gentoo in his movie as
long as he doesn't mention any falselihoods (i.e. everything should be
defendeable by facts).

Wkr,
      Sven Vermeulen

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Re: [gentoo-trustees] Re: Use of Gentoo

[Nicholas Jones]

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Why is www CC'd?

>> ... the main character using Gentoo Linux on a daily basis

NERD! :)

>> What am I allowed to discuss? What can be shown?

> I'd like to answer Rob that he can safely discuss Gentoo

Sure... Sounds good... but notice you said 'Gentoo' and he
said 'Gentoo Linux'. We can't give permissions for the 'Linux'
part, can we? Now... "Gentoo's Linux distro" should be perfectly
acceptable I do believe.

--NJ


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Re: [gentoo-trustees] Re: Use of Gentoo

[Paul de Vrieze]

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On Wednesday 20 October 2004 15:31, Sven Vermeulen wrote:
> I'd like to answer Rob that he can safely discuss Gentoo in his movie
> as long as he doesn't mention any falselihoods (i.e. everything should
> be defendeable by facts).

I agree, allthough I'd like to see the script at an appropriate time (he 
may want to take measures to ensure that we don't plagiarise it). We 
might also be able to correct some unintentionally incorrect uses, 
allthough we probably need to allow for some "artistic freedom" as it is 
just a movie, reality is often a bit too complex for movies.

Paul

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Paul de Vrieze
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Re: [gentoo-trustees] Re: Use of Gentoo

[Sven Vermeulen]

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On Wed, Oct 20, 2004 at 04:12:47PM -0400, Nicholas Jones wrote:
> Why is www CC'd?

It's a sort-of locking mechanism used by the www@ ppl. This way all www@
members know that an e-mail is getting replied. It decreases the chances of
duplicating efforts.

Wkr,
      Sven Vermeulen

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  Documentation & PR project leader

  The Gentoo Project   <<< http://www.gentoo.org >>>

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