Hi Eclipse Che project leads and committers.
The Eclipse Foundation holds the registered trademark for "Che" as a vendor neutral agent on behalf of the project team and community. As the holder of the trademark, we have certain responsibilities to protect it, which we do -- again -- on behalf of the project team and community.
Generally, protection takes the form of limiting potential for confusion regarding who owns the name and managing how it is used by others. An adopter cannot, for example, create a product named "Che".
The "che-incubator" GitHub organisation is not, AFAICT, managed by the Eclipse Foundation and so is effectively a property that is external to the project and the Eclipse Foundation that is using the Eclipse Foundation's registered trademark.
So... please:
- Add a line in the organisation comment that states "Che" is a registered trademark of the Eclipse Foundation;
- Add the same trademark statement in the README for each repository;
- Add an "®" after the word "Che" in the title; and
- Change "Che" to "Eclipse Che®" in the first, and all prominent occurrences in the org and all repositories.
Thank you for your prompt attention in this matter.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Wayne