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175 Rust Foundation Shares Draft of New, Simpler Trademark Policy

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EditorDavid @ Slashdot · 11/10/2024 07:34 EDT

Rust Foundation Shares Draft of New, Simpler Trademark Policy

"The Rust trademark policy has been updated and a new draft is available to view," announced the Rust Foundation this week.

The last proposed trademark policy (in April of 2023) was criticized by open source advocate Bruce Perens in The Register as "far awry of fair use which is legally permitted." The Rust Foundation says this new version has "incorporated a number of suggestions from the Rust community," in a blog post that summarizes the feedback and enumerates specific ways it's been addressed:



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