Some new t-shirt and pin designs are available in our store, and you can also get free downloadable posters to help to spread Mastodon!

[joacim@mastodon.melin.org]

@NatureMC @Mastodon The question was pointed at the Mastodon team which I incorrectly assumed you are a part of. Sorry about that.

[guigui3000@mastodon.tetaneutral.net]

@prex @Mastodon yes! Mugs, please!

[erikuden@mastodon.de]

@Mastodon look, I love Mastodon, but why do they support the French Navy

[nicr9@techhub.social]

@Mastodon is it just me or is everything out of stock already?

[_elena@mastodon.social]

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[hwll@sunny.garden]

@joacim @NatureMC @Mastodon https://docs.joinmastodon.org/admin/config/#web_domain yes you can? Subdomain named mastodon is fine according to the docs.

[hwll@sunny.garden]

@nicr9 @Mastodon I thought so too, but just not available in our country(y|ies)

[gargron@mastodon.social]

@joacim @Mastodon What does this mean? When has that ever happened?

[chrisvegparis@veganism.social]

@Mastodon would need something like “if you’re not on Mastodon you’re a dinosaur”. And yes I accept royalties

[joacim@mastodon.melin.org]

@Gargron @Mastodon
https://mastodon.melin.org/@joacim/116380531329534787

[gargron@mastodon.social]

@joacim @Mastodon When you wear a t-shirt with our logo, I think it’s unlikely anyone would assume that you are a service operated by Mastodon GmbH, so there is less room for confusion.

[joacim@mastodon.melin.org]

@Gargron @Mastodon but I can't use the word "mastodon" for my instance? ie mastodon.whatever.tld.

[gargron@mastodon.social]

@joacim @Mastodon Wouldn’t it be better to use “social” as a subdomain anyway, in case you ever want to swap out the software powering it?

[vicgrinberg@mastodon.social]

@Mastodon I'd love to wear the designs (also when doing outreach), but unisex cuts don't work for my body shape. Please consider female specific cuts for some of the next releases

[joacim@mastodon.melin.org]

@Gargron @Mastodon That's one opinion. I'm still wondering about your legal language and the name of my Mastodon instance.

There are more examples, like mastodonsweden.se or mastodon.nu - You're going to take action against them?

I understand you want to protect your trademark but the rules regarding what to name our instances and what hostnames/domain names we use is very overreaching.

[joacim@mastodon.melin.org]

@hwll @NatureMC @Mastodon

"Do not use or register, in whole or in part, the Mastodon marks as part of your own or any other trademark, service mark, domain name, company name, trade name, product name, or service name."
https://joinmastodon.org/trademark

[gargron@mastodon.social]

@joacim @Mastodon The policy has been in place for multiple years, and it’s pretty standard for any open source project. Some servers that predate the policy have requested explicit permission to continue using the trademark.

[joacim@mastodon.melin.org]

@Gargron @Mastodon Not even Microsoft would threaten it's customers for naming a server "exchange.domain.tld".

I guess I'll just have kill my instance and leave Mastodon then. I thought Mastodon was something else. Too bad it turned out to be yet another corporate bullshit operation behind the scenes.

[gargron@mastodon.social]

@joacim @Mastodon A couple things: I’m not sure you would have a good time keeping a domain name with “microsoft” in it; I don’t think anyone has threatened you; and you’re not a customer, Mastodon is free and open source. Do whatever you like.

[gargron@mastodon.social]

@joacim @Mastodon Before you make any hasty decisions though I would recommend reaching out to trademark@joinmastodon.org via email to clarify your specific use of the trademark.