Bug#265352: grub: Debian splash images for Grub

John Goerzen John Goerzen <jgoerzen@complete.org>, 265352@bugs.debian.org
Tue, 17 Aug 2004 19:56:52 -0500


On Wed, Aug 18, 2004 at 02:42:35AM +0200, Robert Millan wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 17, 2004 at 08:27:08PM -0400, Luis R. Rodriguez wrote:
> > On Wed, Aug 18, 2004 at 02:12:15AM +0200, Robert Millan wrote:
> > > On Wed, Aug 18, 2004 at 12:54:06AM +0100, Roger Leigh wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > I agree.  I just thought that Debian stuff would be DFSG free by
> > > > default, as required by the Social Contract...
> > > 
> > > Yeah, how sad..  Well, then please merge the unaffected images into Luis'
> > > package.  I hope when we start nuking the non-free logo here and there, this
> > > will teach the SPI a lesson.
> > 
> > How about we just e-mail SPI and bug them to change the license. Screw
> > this. This is unacceptable.
> 
> I'm not sure if that would fix the problem, but at least it's worth trying.
> 
> Sure, you're encouraged to do it..  IIRC, SPI can be reached at
> www.spi-inc.org.  Good luck :)

I am by no means certain of this, but if my memory serves, that
copyright was assigned to SPI by someone in Debian.  Perhaps you could
talk to the DPL so SPI could have some sort of formal word from Debian
that it wants the license changed?

Or better yet, e-mail the trademark list --
spi-trademark@lists.spi-inc.org.

-- John