Meeting:Board meeting 2009-09-10

The meeting was held in IRC Freenode #fedora-board-meeting at 1600 UTC.

Meeting Summary

 * New firmware licensing change: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/TomCallaway/ProposedFirmwareLicensePolicyChange
 * More narrowly focused on firmware exceptions
 * More explicit about terms that would make a software license unacceptable but are tolerated in a firmware license
 * Does not change any current package inclusion in Fedora, or packaging requirements
 * RESOLVED: Board agrees with licensing change
 * ACTION: Spot to bring question about how to handle user acceptance of firmware licensing

Questions and Answers

 * inode0: anyone read the new drupal trademark policy governing domain names? I'm still curious why Fedora can't grant this without a TLA if certain conditions are met by the community member ... http://drupal.com/trademark
 * mchua: spot mentioned a "Fedora magazine" as a case of publication - I wanted to note that this issue may come up again soon, and would like to know what a publishing house (Linux Pro Magazine, or otherwise) would have to ask permission for, and what they could do without asking.
 * skvidal: what is the boards feelings on the chilling effects the TLA seems to already be creating? Are we worried that this damage may be greater than the damage of trademark dilution?
 * EvilBob: can't the trademark holder simply make a statement as to what is allowed rather than the solution that is being "strong armed" on to the community?
 * inode0: Has the board ever granted a non-software goods license to anyone for commercial use?

Other tasks:
 * stickster: See whether Legal is able and willing to publish information about cases of trademark infringement where our enforcement has had a positive effect
 * notting: To draw up some possible acceptance cases/tests for a commercial non-software goods license

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