On 05/08/2015 11:26 AM, Alain Reguera Delgado wrote:
On 4/20/15, Fabian Arrotin arrfab@centos.org wrote: ...
I was thinking that it would make more sense to use the same color for the "CentOS" word, like for example for the one we have already for the bug tracker : https://bugs.centos.org/images/centos-292-new.png Still "enough" dark, but not black, and so it can be seen as a whole : logo and centos words are part of the same identity and not something constructed from a logo on one side, and a centos word from somewhere else. Just giving my opinion though
The color issue is a valid point and could be an option to go with. However, the CentOS symbol in the link above is not consequent with CentOS symbol design published along with sources of CentOS 5. Note that I am making suggestions here, too. The last word in CentOS brand design is, I guess, the one said by the legal owner of CentOS brand. In this respect, it would be nice to know his/her opinion.
The effort of consolidating the CentOS brand is very important for the CentOS Project because, at some point, the CentOS brand should be registered with some sort of trademark authority in order to protect its existence. In this respect, having a well established design is necessary.
Based on http://centos.org/legal/trademarks/, the CentOS brand is now a trademark of Red Hat, Inc. However this page doesn't mention how exactly is the CentOS brand positioned inside Red Hat, nor whom is responsible for its positioning and design? Also, the degree of involvement the CentOS community can take in respect of CentOS brand design without contradicting what is legally established.
Any information about these points would be as well very useful.
The CentOS Board decides how the Trademark and brand would be used, of course we work with and get advise from Red Hat Legal with respect to the trademarks.
http://centos.org/about/governance/#the-centos-governing-board