Post B59ZYIeZPASTvC8yYq by Gargron@mastodon.social
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 (DIR) Post #B59UuojwHy2o2JZaL2 by Mastodon@mastodon.social
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       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! #mastodon #merchtodon https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2026/04/new-t-shirts-pins-and-posters/
       
 (DIR) Post #B59WdofNVcCcnGScG8 by joacim@mastodon.melin.org
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       @Mastodon Can we wear them in public without you suing us for displaying the Mastodon name in public?
       
 (DIR) Post #B59Wdor4o7YnNXvxUe by Gargron@mastodon.social
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       @joacim @Mastodon What does this mean? When has that ever happened?
       
 (DIR) Post #B59WjFy9QQSUv4pro8 by joacim@mastodon.melin.org
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       @Gargron @Mastodon https://mastodon.melin.org/@joacim/116380531329534787
       
 (DIR) Post #B59WxzbOYlL4VBDbEW by Gargron@mastodon.social
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       @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.
       
 (DIR) Post #B59X5gcyzR29yEd6Qq by joacim@mastodon.melin.org
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       @Gargron @Mastodon but I can't use the word "mastodon" for my instance?  ie mastodon.whatever.tld.
       
 (DIR) Post #B59XF720Bw38SwpKVc by Gargron@mastodon.social
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       @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?
       
 (DIR) Post #B59XiYN1cmFVedhO9Q by joacim@mastodon.melin.org
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       @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.
       
 (DIR) Post #B59Y2D7wJfUTYr13NQ by Gargron@mastodon.social
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       @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.
       
 (DIR) Post #B59YVQlwf8YWHMf4fA by joacim@mastodon.melin.org
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       @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.
       
 (DIR) Post #B59ZJ6LWsdVXPLzT6G by Gargron@mastodon.social
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       @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.
       
 (DIR) Post #B59ZYIeZPASTvC8yYq by Gargron@mastodon.social
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       @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.
       
 (DIR) Post #B59Zs5wONamCHmv2Bs by jan@social.dytrych.cloud
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       @Mastodon I would like to have poster in Czech language, is there something I can do about it?
       
 (DIR) Post #B59Zs68ndShWuGiwWu by Gargron@mastodon.social
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       @jan @Mastodon Email me at eugen@joinmastodon.org with the translation and I’ll put together a Czech copy.