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So, HLT says: ". The Library Trust has never stopped any Koha user or developer or vendor from carrying out their business. Our track record over the last 12 years of releasing the Koha code and supporting the Koha community to go about its business unimpeded is exemplary and we have no intention of ever changing that approach." And I believe and agree with them on that. But that press release doesn't say whether the Trust wants to maintain the right to legally stop someone from calling something "Koha" that isn't Koha at all. If the Trust and the Community has no desire to do that and will put it in writing, then I'm sure that would satisfy LibLime. If the Trust/Community do want to maintain that right, then I bet LibLime is going to want something in writing saying that LibLime at least can call their software "Koha" forever. I'm not LibLime, I'm just guessing/reading between the lines of course. Hopefully something can be worked out. But I think it's worth drawing the community's attention to this issue. Whether it's important that the Trust have the right to legally stop someone from calling something "Koha" that isn't Koha (the trademark owner is ultimately going to be the one that has the legal power to decide what is "really" Koha or not. Which is what, i'm confident, has LibLime worried, since some parts of the Koha community have already accused LibLime of calling something "Koha" that is not.) On 11/28/2011 12:06 PM, Chris Cormack wrote: > On 29 November 2011 05:05, Jonathan Rochkind<[log in to unmask]> wrote: >> "hold the trademark in trust and not enforce it against any individual, >> organization, or company who chooses to promote services around Koha in New >> Zealand." >> >> Well, the point of having a trademark at all is generally to enforce it >> against people who are calling something that is _not_ Koha "Koha." >> >> Since LibLime is accused by the community of doing exactly that, that is >> precisely what they are worried about, and want to make sure they can call >> whatever they want Koha, regardless of whether the Koha Foundation or Koha >> community thinks it is Koha. And just to make it not look quite so bald, >> they say that not only LibLime, but _everyone_ should be able to call >> whatever they want "Koha" regardless of whether the community or foundation >> believes it is Koha. >> >> It is not that surprising that this would not be acceptable to the Koha >> community. >> > http://koha-community.org/update-2/ > > Chris >