The Rust Foundation has published a feedback form for reviewing a new trademark policy related to the Rust language and the Cargo package manager. At the end of the survey, which will last until April 16, the Rust Foundation will publish the final version of the new policy of the organization.
The Rust Foundation oversees the Rust ecosystem, supports key maintainers involved in development and decision making, and is responsible for arranging funding for the project. The Rust Foundation was founded in 2021 by AWS, Microsoft, Google, Mozilla, and Huawei as an autonomous non-profit organization. All trademarks and infrastructure assets of the Rust programming language, developed by Mozilla since 2015, have been transferred to the Rust Foundation.
Brief summary of the new trademark policy:
- If in doubt about compliance with the new policy, developers are encouraged to use the abbreviation RS instead of Rust to indicate that the project is based on Rust, compatible with Rust, and related to Rust. For example, crate packages are recommended to be named "rs-name" instead of "rust-name".
- Selling merchandise - Without express approval, the use of the Rust name and logo is prohibited to sell or advertise merchandise for profit. For example, selling stickers with the Rust logo for personal gain is prohibited.
- Showing Support for a Project - Showing support on a personal site or blog using the Rust name and logo is only allowed if all the requirements listed in the new policy are met.
- The Rust name is allowed in the titles of articles, books, and tutorials, as long as it is explicitly stated that the Rust project and the Rust Foundation are not involved in the creation and review of the content.
- The use of the Rust name and logo is prohibited as a means of personalization on corporate social media.
- The use of the Rust logo is prohibited in any modification of the logo itself other than 'scaling'; in the future, the organization will independently publish new versions of the logo, taking into account current social movements (such as LGBTQIA + Pride Month, Black Lives Matter, etc.)
- 'Ferris' (crab, project mascot) is not owned by the organization and the organization has no right to restrict the use of this trademark.
- At conferences and events related to the Rust language and other products of the organization, the carrying of firearms must be prohibited, local health restrictions must be respected, and clear codes of conduct (robust CoC) must be used.
Source: opennet.ru