[Foundation-l] [FR 07] Fundraiser 2007 -Responsiveness ofCommunity

[Michael Bimmler]

On 9/19/07, GerardM <gerard.meijssen at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hoi,
> Do you really think that this will be a problem ? Somehow I doubt it. First
> and foremost we need to be engaged. I think that is more relevant then
> expecting the Foundation to say no before it has been even asked !!

I didn't say the foundation would say no, I just said that actually
the aim of the Community Logo was (as far as I remember) to provide a
logo which can be quickly and without legal restrictions be used by
anyone and from which free derivatives can be created.

Michael

> Thanks,
>     GerardM
>
> On 9/19/07, Michael Bimmler <mbimmler at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > On 9/19/07, Tim 'avatar' Bartel <wikipedia at computerkultur.org> wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > Titoxd at Wikimedia schrieb, am 19.09.2007 09:58:
> > > > I'm pretty sure that they'll make something more subtle if
> > requested...
> > > >
> > > > By the way, I've thrown my hat into the mix and made an image for the
> > > > fundraiser. I've uploaded it to Commons:
> > > >
> > > > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Wikimedia_Fundraiser_2007.png
> > > >
> > > > (I'm using this email to release any copyright I may have and granting
> > it to
> > > > the Foundation as well.) Hopefully you guys will like it. :)
> > >
> > > I don't want to be the bad guy but this logo does not match our visual
> > > identity guidelines [1] and so it shouldn't be used at all.
> > >
> >
> > As a clarification: It specifiically violates the sentence "Note that
> > no derivative of the Wikimedia logo can be published without prior
> > approval from the Foundation." Anyway, isn't this why we have a
> > Community logo (
> > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Wikimedia_Community_Logo.svg)
> > which can be used without approval and without following the
> > Foundation Logo guidelines?
> >
> > Michael
> >
> > > Bye, Tim.
> > >
> > > [1]
> > http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Wikimedia_visual_identity_guidelines
> > >
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