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From: Aruna Harder <aruna@signal.org>
Date: Tue, 7 Jan 2020 10:19:54 -0800
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Subject: Re: distributing Signal Desktop
To: kpcyrd@archlinux.org
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Hello,

I consulted with our attorney and despite the language in our Terms of
Service related to various IP rights, the Signal code is explicitly
licensed under GPLv3. As long as your company complies with the GPLv3, your
use and distribution of Signal Desktop is explicitly permitted under GPLv3.

We do ask that you use reasonable efforts to make timely updates to your
repository to the most current version of Signal as it becomes available.

Please let me know if you have any questions. All the best to you and your
organization.

Thanks.
-aruna

Aruna Harder
Signal Messenger

On Mon, Jan 6, 2020 at 9:38 AM Aruna Harder <aruna@signal.org> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> Moxie forwarded your message to me about distributing Signal Desktop
> (copied here). I will get an agreement to you in the next few days. We
> would like to ensure you are always distributing the latest Signal code,
> for obvious reasons - e.g. to ensure latest fixes to known issues are
> addressed, etc. What is a reasonable timeframe to have latest Signal
> Desktop releases incorporated into your package?
>
> Thanks.
> -aruna
>
> Aruna Harder
> Signal
>
> ==================================================
>
> Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2019 17:48:24 +0000
> From: kpcyrd <kpcyrd@rxv.cc>
> To: moxie@thoughtcrime.org
> Subject: Grant Trademark Use to Arch Linux
>
> ohai!
>
> I'm reaching out to you because I'm looking into distributing
> signal-desktop as an official Arch Linux package. While the GPLv3
> license works great for us we noticed this in the Terms and Conditions:
>
> > Signal's Rights. [...] You may not use our copyrights, trademarks,
> > domains, logos, trade dress, patents, and other intellectual property
> > rights unless you have our written permission. [...]
>
> This is similar to firefox (which we distribute) but more strictly
> worded so we need to ask you to please send us a written permission to
> distribute signal-desktop in the Arch Linux repositories.
>
> We did this before for discord[1] and teamspeak[2].
>
> [1]:
>
> https://git.archlinux.org/svntogit/community.git/tree/trunk/Permission_to_Distribute.mbox?h=packages/discord
> [2]:
>
> https://git.archlinux.org/svntogit/community.git/tree/trunk/PERMISSION.eml?h=packages/teamspeak3
>
> If you wish you may send it to kpcyrd@archlinux.org
>
> Thank you very much
>

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<div dir=3D"ltr">Hello,=C2=A0<div><br></div><div>I consulted with our attor=
ney and despite the language in our Terms of Service related to various IP =
rights,=C2=A0the Signal code is explicitly licensed under GPLv3. As long as=
 your company complies with the GPLv3, your use and distribution of Signal =
Desktop is explicitly permitted under GPLv3.=C2=A0</div><div><br></div><div=
>We do ask that you use reasonable efforts to make timely updates to your r=
epository to the most current version of Signal as it becomes available.=C2=
=A0</div><div><br></div><div>Please let me know if you have any questions. =
All the best to you and your organization.=C2=A0</div><div><br></div><div>T=
hanks.</div><div>-aruna</div><div><br></div><div>Aruna Harder</div><div>Sig=
nal=C2=A0Messenger</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"lt=
r" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Mon, Jan 6, 2020 at 9:38 AM Aruna Harder &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:aruna@signal.org">aruna@signal.org</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><=
blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-l=
eft:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Hell=
o,=C2=A0</div><div><br></div><div>Moxie forwarded your message to me about =
distributing Signal Desktop (copied here). I will get an agreement to you i=
n the next few days. We would like to ensure you are always=C2=A0distributi=
ng the latest Signal code, for obvious=C2=A0reasons - e.g. to ensure latest=
 fixes to known issues are addressed, etc. What is a reasonable timeframe t=
o have latest Signal Desktop releases incorporated into your package?=C2=A0=
</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks.=C2=A0</div><div>-aruna</div><div><br></di=
v><div>Aruna Harder<br>Signal=C2=A0</div><div><br></div><div>=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D</div><br>Da=
te: Tue, 31 Dec 2019 17:48:24 +0000<br>From: kpcyrd &lt;kpcyrd@rxv.cc&gt;<b=
r>To:=C2=A0<a href=3D"mailto:moxie@thoughtcrime.org" rel=3D"noreferrer" tar=
get=3D"_blank">moxie@thoughtcrime.org</a><br>Subject: Grant Trademark Use t=
o Arch Linux<br><br>ohai!<br><br>I&#39;m reaching out to you because I&#39;=
m looking into distributing<br>signal-desktop as an official Arch Linux pac=
kage. While the GPLv3<br>license works great for us we noticed this in the =
Terms and Conditions:<br><br>&gt; Signal&#39;s Rights. [...] You may not us=
e our copyrights, trademarks,<br>&gt; domains, logos, trade dress, patents,=
 and other intellectual property<br>&gt; rights unless you have our written=
 permission. [...]<br><br>This is similar to firefox (which we distribute) =
but more strictly<br>worded so we need to ask you to please send us a writt=
en permission to<br>distribute signal-desktop in the Arch Linux repositorie=
s.<br><br>We did this before for discord[1] and teamspeak[2].<br><br>[1]:<b=
r><a href=3D"https://git.archlinux.org/svntogit/community.git/tree/trunk/Pe=
rmission_to_Distribute.mbox?h=3Dpackages/discord" rel=3D"noreferrer norefer=
rer" target=3D"_blank">https://git.archlinux.org/svntogit/community.git/tre=
e/trunk/Permission_to_Distribute.mbox?h=3Dpackages/discord</a><br>[2]:<br><=
a href=3D"https://git.archlinux.org/svntogit/community.git/tree/trunk/PERMI=
SSION.eml?h=3Dpackages/teamspeak3" rel=3D"noreferrer noreferrer" target=3D"=
_blank">https://git.archlinux.org/svntogit/community.git/tree/trunk/PERMISS=
ION.eml?h=3Dpackages/teamspeak3</a><br><br>If you wish you may send it to=
=C2=A0<a href=3D"mailto:kpcyrd@archlinux.org" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"=
_blank">kpcyrd@archlinux.org</a><br><br>Thank you very much<br></div>
</blockquote></div>

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