Trademark policy

The software is free; the name is how people know it is the real thing. This policy says what you may do with the name Spillway and the project's mark without asking, and when to ask.

You may, without asking

• Say that your site, product or service runs on Spillway, is built for Spillway or is compatible with Spillway, in plain text.
• Name a module, theme or kit after what it does, with Spillway as a descriptor: Calendar sync for Spillway, not Spillway Calendar.
• Use the name in talks, articles, books, tutorials and courses about the software.
• Fork the code under the licence and distribute it under another name.

Please ask first

• Using the name or mark in a company name, a product name, a domain name or a social media handle that could suggest you are the project or endorsed by it.
• Selling hosting or support under a name that leads with Spillway (Spillway Cloud, Spillway Enterprise).
• Altering the mark, or combining it with another mark.

Not allowed

• Suggesting that a modified version is the official one.
• Using the name or mark in a way that disparages the project or misleads users about where the software comes from.

Packages and namespaces

Registry names and namespaces are first come, with a dispute process run by the maintainers. A namespace that imitates another project or organisation is transferred on request from that organisation.

Questions go to the maintainers through the repository. This policy may change; the current version is the one on this page.