How is the EndeavourOS logo licensed?

runarcn · February 28, 2023, 12:29pm

I’ve been looking around for different EndeavourOS merchandise and haven’t been able to find everything. There was a post here on the forums earlier about this which led to someone opening a Redbubble-shop which has later been deleted.

I’m considering taking matters into my own hands and opening my own Redbubble-store where all the profits gets donated to the project since I don’t have to cover any expenses at all. It seems like there was certain interest in EndeavourOS-stickers and small merchandise when the old post was made, so maybe I’ll toy around with some designs for that.

However I was unable to find the license for the logo and the designs, which is kinda needed since this is a for-sale business. Does anyone know how it is licensed? And would people be interested in small EndeavourOS merchandise?

keybreak · February 28, 2023, 1:01pm

Here are the files
https://endeavouros.com/media-images/

And about license…@joekamprad what was it?

joekamprad · February 28, 2023, 1:17pm

thats mine

@runarcn i was investigating in doing this already… but as i am in the EU it is complicated to sell to US p.e.
And starting a “business” in UIS or other countries outside EU is simple to much efford for me personal as it will involve a lot legal work and stuff… taxes e.t.c.

From license i do not see an issue, only that we do not add any on the places where the logo is stored…
it will be the same as for the ISO:

github.com

endeavouros-team/EndeavourOS-ISO/blob/main/LICENSE

                    GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
                       Version 3, 29 June 2007

 Copyright (C) 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc. <https://fsf.org/>
 Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies
 of this license document, but changing it is not allowed.

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Bryanpwo · February 28, 2023, 1:28pm

There were and are people who have a similar web space offering these. Most of them stopped offering them because the shipping costs are higher than the price of the sticker. I think it would be more viable if you offer a pack of various stickers, for example with other GNU or Open source images together, with EOS included.

anon11595408 · February 28, 2023, 4:55pm

…or you could rent a billboard in Ebbing, Missouri.

crypticintent · February 28, 2023, 5:29pm

Complete side note, one of my favorite movies.

anon11595408 · February 28, 2023, 6:28pm

I mean, if anyone is bigger into marketing and willing to donate funds to the project:

Producing merchandise for EnOS, like hats, t-shirts, hoodies, etc. that could be a way to go, as charity only, of course…

An example for what I mean could be the RadioParadise-merch.

joekamprad · February 28, 2023, 8:03pm

anon11595408 · February 28, 2023, 9:55pm

Well, I guess these offerings could be greatly enhanced with the rich body of wallpaper- and logo-work that is at hand and has been shown in this forum by dedicated folks.

alone seems not very fashionable…

anon11595408 · February 28, 2023, 10:30pm

Just to gather some things together here for any potential future and currently active merchandise-contributors, in no particular order and definitely not complete:

Here’s a search-listing: