| Re: [jakarta.ee-wg] Update and call for action regarding Jakarta EE Trademark |
Dear Gurkan,
Thanks for asking such an important question. We are sure that many others have similar questions, so this provides us with an opportunity to explain how all this works for everyone’s benefit.
The first thing to understand is that the logo is not available for any specifications other than the Profiles (Full, Web). So, for example, implementing only Servlet does not permit the use of the Jakarta EE Compatibility logo by any organization or project.
If an open source implementation of the Jakarta EE 8 Web or Full Profile follows the TCK process and is in compliance with the Eclipse Foundation TCK license, the open source project can certainly declare that it is a Compatible Implementation.
In order to use the Jakarta EE Compatibility logo, an organization sponsoring the open source project must meet the membership eligibility requirements specified in the Jakarta EE Trademark Guidelines.
At a high level, the use of the Compatibility logo is limited to only members of the Jakarta EE Working Group who are licensees under the Jakarta EE Trademark License Agreement or approved guest members of the Working Group (who are also licensees under the Eclipse Foundation Trademark License).
We are working with our friends at the Apache Software Foundation to allow their projects to use the Compatibility logo at no charge. We are open to working with other open source foundations that are interested in making the logo available to their eligible projects.
We require membership in the Working Group because the Jakarta EE Compatibility logo and brand have value to our community and the industry. We rely on membership funding to financially support the management of the Jakarta EE specification process, compatibility rules, and developer outreach activities to drive awareness and adoption. Also, Working Group membership fees fund the promotion of the Jakarta EE Compatible brand and its value in the marketplace. Thanks,
Shabnam
Hi all,I have a question on Jakarta EE mark usage. Lets say that there exists a new open source project which aims to implement Jakarta EE specifications. As I understand correctly, the project must have a membership in Eclipse foundation to release its open source implementation with Jakarta EE compatible logo. Am I right?If yes, I think this is not a good thing for the open source community. What is the rational behind this restriction for using the Jakarta EE logo/mark?Every implementation which is capable of passing related TCK tests must able to use the Jakarta EE logo.Regards.GurkanOn Tue, Jul 16, 2019 at 11:46 PM Shabnam Mayel <shabnam.mayel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:_______________________________________________Hi All,
After review and approval by the Steering and Marketing committees, the Jakarta EE Trademark Guidelines have been published.
In addition, the Jakarta EE Trademark License Agreement has been finalized and posted for your review. Just a reminder, all of the Jakarta EE Working Group members must execute the agreement and return it via email at emo-records@xxxxxxxxxxx.
By developing and publishing these documents, we hope to enable our community to leverage the Jakarta EE Compatible brand to grow the success of compatible products in the marketplace.
It is our intent that this brand will act as an effective symbol for everything the Jakarta EE community is working toward, including community-driven innovation, quality, and consistency.
--Thanks,
Shabnam
Shabnam MayelSenior Marketing Lead, Cloud Native Java | Eclipse Foundation, Inc.https://meetings.hubspot.com/shabnam-mayelJakarta EE | Eclipse Foundation: The Platform for Open Innovation and Collaboration
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