[Pkg-rust-maintainers] Bug#1013920: Bug#1013920: closed by Sylvestre Ledru <sylvestre at debian.org> (Re: Bug#1013920: rust-all: Debian violating Rust Trademark (as serious a situation as "iceweasel"))

[Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton]

ah!

some fascinating news (from another discussion) pulled up the fact
that ADA converted to a Certification Mark, back in 1987

http://archive.adaic.com/pol-hist/policy/trademrk.txt

In order to be a validated Ada compiler, a compiler must pass an extensive
suite of programs called the Ada Compiler Validation Capability (ACVC).  The
AJPO has adopted a certification mark to show that a compiler has passed the
ACVC and is a validated compiler or a compiler derived from a validated base
compiler as defined in the Ada Compiler Validations Procedures and Guidelines
(version 1.1 of which was issued in January 1987).  The certification mark may
also be used on certain literature accompanying or documenting a validated
compiler.  Information concerning the proper use of the certification mark was
distributed to interested parties during the summer of 1987.

*that* is what the Rust Foundation *should* be doing.
messing about prohibiting patching is going to end in tears.

if they instead state, "You must run the Test Suite (unmodified, as provided by
us), and it the results are a 100% pass then you're free and clear to distribute
without limitation [and use the word "rust"] in the distributed package"

then *that* would solve all of the problems.

unfortunately, as i said in comment #40
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1013920#40

if the Rust Foundation tries right now to convert the Trademark into a
Certification Mark it will be DENIED because they are selling product
(hats, T-shirts) and a Certification Mark Holder cannot compete with
its Licensees.

if they stop selling T-shirts and Merchandise and give assurances to
the Trademark Office that they will not do so then they should be ok
to convert to a Certification Mark.

l.