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Re:Why the Rust Trademark Policy was such a problem by Hamuko on Saturday April 15, 2023 @03:10PM (#35583622)
The fact that the policy requires banning firearms from conferences, but saying nothing about safety or weapons in general seems like someone just has a bone to pick with guns.

Banning all weapons from conferences? No need for that. Having an evacuation plan? Only if required by local health regulations. Ensuring the physical safety of participants? If you feel like it. Allowing firearms? ABSOLUTELY NOT!

Carrying firearms around is already a non-issue in most of the world, so it's pretty weird to focus so much on it.

Re:Why the Rust Trademark Policy was such a problem by capableweb on Saturday April 15, 2023 @03:20PM (#35583725)
> Carrying firearms around is already a non-issue in most of the world, so it's pretty weird to focus so much on it.

Not sure which places in the world you are referring to, but it's illegal in most places, and where it's not illegal, it's generally frowned upon to be carrying guns, unless you're actively visiting areas where it's advisable to carry a gun, but those are not places you stay for long in, certainly not to live there long-term, more like areas you have to pass through.

Re:Why the Rust Trademark Policy was such a problem by jki275 on Saturday April 15, 2023 @03:31PM (#35583837)
That's not the case in the majority of the United States, though it mostly is elsewhere.
Re:Why the Rust Trademark Policy was such a problem by capableweb on Saturday April 15, 2023 @03:53PM (#35583975)
"most of the world != majority of the United States" though.
Re:Why the Rust Trademark Policy was such a problem by jki275 on Saturday April 15, 2023 @04:13PM (#35584130)
Agreed, I wasn't arguing that point.
Re:Why the Rust Trademark Policy was such a problem by vpastore on Tuesday April 18, 2023 @04:49PM (#35619890)
For Americans the world is America an nothing else
Re:Why the Rust Trademark Policy was such a problem by Macha on Saturday April 15, 2023 @03:14PM (#35583658)
The only unique part of this is that it's in the trademark policy itself rather than in a supplemental events policy when you ask to be authorized to use the trademark for your event.
Re:Why the Rust Trademark Policy was such a problem by krapp on Saturday April 15, 2023 @03:18PM (#35583703)
Carrying firearms around is a non-issue in most of the world because in most of the world, civilian possession and use of firearms is strictly regulated if not outright banned. Obviously this is not the case in the US.
Re:Why the Rust Trademark Policy was such a problem by 0zemp1c on Saturday April 15, 2023 @03:30PM (#35583826)
right, and all of these laws are also not subject to the approval or disapproval of the Rust Foundation