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Using the names LuxLibre and FlashKa
The licences (LICENSING.md) let anyone use, change and sell LuxLibre. The
names are a different matter: people should be able to trust that a light called
“LuxLibre” or “FlashKa” really follows the project’s design rules and runs its firmware. This
policy says how to use the names. The project does not currently hold registered trademarks;
this is a statement of how the names are meant to be used, in the spirit of the name policies
of many open-source projects.
Always fine
- Saying that a product runs LuxLibre firmware, is based on LuxLibre or is based on the
FlashKa design, when that is true.
- “LuxLibre compatible” for boards that run the unmodified LuxLibre firmware with a board header
you publish.
- Using the names in articles, reviews, courses, videos, forks on code-hosting sites and
conversations about the project.
Please ask first
- Naming a product, company or service “LuxLibre” or “FlashKa”, or with a name that is
easily confused with them (for example “LuxLibre Pro” for your own light).
- Calling a light “FlashKa” when its hardware or firmware has been changed in ways that affect
safety (laser class, thermal limits, protection circuits).
- Using the names in a way that suggests the project endorses your product.
Open an issue in the project’s repository to ask; there is no fee.
Never
- Using the names for lights that do not meet the project’s safety rules
(docs/design-rules.md, especially the BAT, CHG, THM and LAS rules).
- Using the names for products with a laser above Class 2.
The words themselves
LuxLibre combines Latin lux (light) with libre (free, as in freedom). FlashKa is the
name of the keychain reference design.