The LordOS code is free software under the MIT license, and you can do almost anything with it. The LordOS name, the crown logo and Lumo, the mascot, are different: they tell people that something comes from the LordOS project. This policy explains how you can use them so that nobody is misled.
What the brand includes#
- the name LordOS and the wordmark (LordOS, set in Plus Jakarta Sans);
- the crown logo, the app icon, the crown symbol and their variants;
- Lumo, the guardian of LordOS, in every pose and drawing.
The official files and the rules for using them (clear space, colours, minimum sizes) are in the brand kit.
What you can do without asking#
- Refer to the project by name, for example "runs on LordOS", "a theme for LordOS" or "compatible with LordOS".
- Link to lordos.org or the repository, with the name or the unmodified logo.
- Write about LordOS: articles, reviews, videos, tutorials, books, talks and classes, using screenshots, the name and the logo.
- Use the logos and Lumo from the brand kit, unmodified, following its rules: no stretching, recolouring, other fonts, effects or redrawing.
- Share unmodified LordOS images (the ISO, the Raspberry Pi image or the
.deb) as we publish them, for example on a mirror or a USB stick for a friend. - Make community material, such as stickers or wallpapers for yourself or a user group, as long as you don't sell it.
What needs our permission#
- Implying endorsement: don't suggest that the LordOS project or iPERFEX makes, sponsors, certifies or supports your product, service, company or event.
- Modified distributions: if you change LordOS (other packages, code, settings or branding) and distribute the result, you can't call it LordOS or use the crown logo or Lumo without written permission.
- Commercial use of the brand: selling merchandise with the logo or Lumo, or using them in advertising for a product.
- Names and domains: using "LordOS" or something confusingly similar in the name of a product, company, app, distribution or domain name.
- Modified logos or a modified Lumo, or new logos that imitate them.
Forks#
Forks are welcome; that's what free software is for. A fork must have its own name and its own logo, different from LordOS's and not confusingly similar, and must remove the crown logo, Lumo and the LordOS wordmark from the system and its website. You may say, truthfully, that it is "based on LordOS".
Asking for permission#
Write to us through our contact form with what you want to do. We are usually glad to say yes to user groups, events and projects that help people use LordOS.
Other trademarks#
Debian is a registered trademark of Software in the Public Interest, Inc. Linux is the registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. Raspberry Pi is a trademark of Raspberry Pi Ltd. Other names belong to their owners. LordOS is not affiliated with or endorsed by them.