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Re:Signal Foundation by chris11 on Thursday February 22, 2018 @04:01AM (#16436268)
Especially with crypto, one small implementation error could ruin any security value. It's completely reasonable that they don't want their trademark used with code they aren't responsible for.
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Re:Signal Foundation by cwyers on Thursday February 22, 2018 @12:23PM (#16439261)
Yeah. "You can do whatever you want with our GPL'd code, so long as you follow the license, and we don't have any patents, just don't use our name/branding on stuff we don't control" is a reasonable way to ensure the reputation of your name. It's the same thing Firefox does with Linux distros who want to add their own patches.
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Re:Signal Foundation by rpglover64 on Monday February 26, 2018 @09:59AM (#16465702)
> It's the same thing Firefox does with Linux distros who want to add their own patches.

"did", I think. I don't know which distros still run into this, but Debian now ships Firefox (RIP Iceweasel).

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Re:Signal Foundation by 1001101 on Thursday February 22, 2018 @04:14PM (#16441449)
Or, conversely, modifications could add to the security value.
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