On Behalf Of David Abrahams "Aaron W. LaFramboise" <aaronrabiddog51@aaronwl.com> writes:
It is polite to ask, and perhaps politeness is wiser than legal basis. If an email is not answered, it could be surmised that they don't care; otherwise, their preferences should be obvious.
1. Adobe and McAfee are not related, are they?
2. It's not worth anyone else's time to ask, IMO. Are you volunteering your own time?
3. I'd just say "go ahead," but I know how these things work in companies. The question to the PR department triggers a discussion with the legal department and they both decide it would be safer for the company if their use of open source software were not publicized. The job of PR and legal is to limit the company's exposure to risk, so once something shows up on their radar it becomes something for the company to worry about. On the other hand, if the question never arrives, it never becomes a problem.
Let's not make a big production out of this.
[Brian Braatz Writes:] my 2 cents: We discovered this by public knowledge that THEY provided. case closed :) If it helps, think of it this way. The "role" of the "Who's using boost" page is to "report" on who is using boost. If a TV reporter could talk about it (based on public knowledge) then we should also be able to report on it. :)