[maemo-developers] maemo-release

[From: Jeremiah Foster]

On Nov 10, 2009, at 13:27, Jeremiah Foster wrote:

> 
> On Nov 10, 2009, at 13:17, Frantisek Dufka wrote:
> 
>> Gabriel Schulhof wrote:
>> 
>> maemo-version/maemo-release can solve different Build-Depends: fields
>> 
>> maemo version provides also /etc/maemo_version so one can check it in
>> /debian/rules when building the package and act differently (include
>> different files, define different variables)
>> 
>> What else is needed?
> 
> Can we change the name of the package? I know that is PITA, but you  
> risk running afoul of Nokia if your package name begins with maemo,  
> trademark and all that. Can you just swap it around to version-maemo?


If you don't change the name, it won't make it through extras-testing:
http://wiki.maemo.org/Extras-testing/QA_Checklist#Legal_issues

Quote: "It needs to be clear that the product is not officially supported by Nokia, Maemo or other commercial entities and trademarks."

Jeremiah