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[Zisu Andrei <matzipan@xxxxxxxxx>]

So, are we going to run a "name the app" contest for the f/t/yt core apps?

Zisu Andrei


On 19 March 2013 01:31, Ricardo Salveti de Araujo <
ricardo.salveti@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On 03/18/2013 08:20 PM, Benjamin Kerensa wrote:
>
>> On Mon, Mar 18, 2013 at 4:17 PM, Ricardo Salveti de Araujo
>> <ricardo.salveti@xxxxxxxxxxxxx**> wrote:
>>
>>> On 03/18/2013 08:06 PM, Zisu Andrei wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Read the list, there are actual Facebook/Twitter/Youtube apps being
>>>> developed: https://lists.launchpad.net/**ubuntu-phone/<https://lists.launchpad.net/ubuntu-phone/>
>>>>
>>>> Having a link in the Ubuntu Phone image to the corresponding service is
>>>> certainly not infringing, and that's not the issue that was raised here.
>>>>
>>>
>>> For the core apps they need a proper review before incorporating them at
>>> Ubuntu. And by proper I mean reading all the guidelines and legal
>>> statements
>>> individually per app doing the support for the service.
>>>
>>> We don't want the app itself to be called as twitter or facebook, but
>>> instead saying it provides access to the twitter/facebook services,
>>> which is
>>> fine.
>>>
>>
>> And thats exactly the problem... Right now the apps are called
>> "Twitter Core App" etc there is not statement or anything to suggest
>> to users or media that these are going to just be links an that they
>> are unofficial which leads to the confusion of users and makes a false
>> sense of endorsement which is what Trademarks aim to prevent.
>>
>
> Right, that indeed needs to be fixed before incorporating them at Ubuntu.
>
> Can someone help reviewing the apps naming, icons and designs to make sure
> they are OK regarding the respective trademarks?
>
>
> Cheers,
> --
> Ricardo Salveti de Araujo
>
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