[maemo-community] A business case for Maemo

[From: Randall Arnold]

I grant the context, although my point was that at some level many might
see the distinction as moot.  But we're speculating until I hear from
Peter.  ; )

It *could* be that I decouple moneymaking from the networking purpose of
maemo-daemons if worst comes to worst... and leave the profit aspect up
to individuals.  Or the idea may run into a dead end completely and I'm
out a URL registration fee for nothing...heh.  I've done worse.

Randall (Randy) Arnold
maemo.org community council
http://tabulacrypticum.wordpress.com/



  ----- Original message -----
  From: "Tim Samoff" <samoff at gmail.com>
  To: "Randall Arnold" <texrat at ovi.com>, "List for community
  development" <maemo-community at maemo.org>
  Subject: Re: A business case for Maemo
  Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:06:08 -0500

  HUGE difference -- ads as opposed to using a brand for profit. T. --
  http://samoff.com ----- Original message ----- > I replied too soon--
  some ofthe blog sites with "maemo" in their name > generate income
  from ads, etc... sooo, maybe no real difference...? > > Randall
  (Randy) Arnold > maemo.org community council >
  http://tabulacrypticum.wordpress.com/ > > > >    ----- Original
  message ----- >    From: "Tim Samoff" <samoff at gmail.com> >    To:
  "List for community development" <maemo-community at maemo.org>, >   
  "Randall Arnold" <texrat at ovi.com> >    Subject: Re: A business case
  for Maemo >    Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:47:50 -0500 > >    The only
  difference with something like this -- as opposed to other >   
  "press" type sites -- is that it's out to make money... That might > 
    violate the TM. Tim -- http://samoff.com ----- Original message
  ----- >    > Thanks Dave, but it was my understanding in a previous
  discussion >    along > those lines that incorporating "maemo" in
  site names (like >    maemo-guru, et > al) and similar was okay. Note
  that there are >    similar > organizations/enterprises wrapped
  around other trademarked >    terms without > issues. > > BUT-- I
  will bounce this off Peter >    nonetheless (or maybe he's monitoring
  > this list?). > > Randall >    (Randy) Arnold > maemo.org community
  council > >    http://tabulacrypticum.wordpress.com/ > > > > > >
  ----- Original >    message ----- > > From: "Dave Neary" <dneary at maemo.org>
  > > To: "List >    for community development" <maemo-community at maemo.org>
  > > Subject: >    Re: A business case for Maemo > > Date: Thu, 15 Oct
  2009 19:26:21 >    +0200 > > > > > > Hi Randall, > > > > Randall
  Arnold wrote: > > > >    Since actions speak louder than words, I
  have already begun a > >    process... > > > > ... > > > > >
  Thoughts? > > > > I don't want to >    put a dampener on a nice idea,
  but... > > > > ...don't forget that >    Maemo is a Nokia trademark,
  and using it for > > professional >    purposes is likely to cause a
  problem for someone at some > > stage. >    Much better to do like
  Mer and simply choose something related > > >    but different. > > >
  > Cheers, > > Dave. > > > > -- > > maemo.org >    docsmaster > >
  Email: dneary at maemo.org > > Jabber: bolsh at jabber.org > >    > > >
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