The gentle-shell and gentle-pi names and associated logos identify the official project and its maintainers. This policy explains their permitted use; it does not change the MIT license for the software.
Alan Buscaglia owns the gentle-shell and gentle-pi trademarks when they are used as project or package identifiers, together with their associated logos.
This policy does not claim ownership of any third-party Pi names or marks.
The project's software is available under the MIT License. That license grants copyright permissions for the code; it does not grant permission to use the project name or logo in a way that implies endorsement, sponsorship, or official affiliation.
The MIT copyright notice remains separate from trademark ownership. In particular, this policy does not alter the project's existing copyright notice for Mario Zechner.
You may make truthful, nominative references to gentle-shell and gentle-pi, link to the official project, and make factual statements that a product is based on or compatible with gentle-shell or gentle-pi. These references must not be misleading or imply a relationship that does not exist.
Modified distributions and forks must use distinct primary names and branding. They may truthfully state that they are based on or compatible with gentle-shell or gentle-pi, provided that the statement does not imply that the distribution is official, sponsored, endorsed, certified, or partnered.
Prior written permission from Alan Buscaglia is required to:
- use the mark or logo in a way that implies official status, sponsorship, endorsement, certification, or partnership; or
- use a confusingly similar project name, logo, company name, product name, package name, or domain name.
The official logos and associated brand assets identify the official gentle-shell and gentle-pi project. Do not use them as your own primary branding, modify them in a confusing way, or present them in a way that suggests an unapproved relationship. This policy addresses trademark and brand use only; it does not make a claim about the copyright provenance of individual assets.
A sponsorship or partnership does not authorize use beyond this policy or prior written permission. Sponsors and partners may not buy hidden paid rankings, technical recommendations, default selections, or endorsements.
This policy does not restrict uses allowed by applicable law, including fair use and other lawful nominative uses. It does not claim that any mark is registered.