It looks like a smart move to me. O'Reilly seems genuinely concerned about the community, has made a logo available for free download, and has made another logo available for free if you jump through the hoops.

It is treading a fine line and they seem to realize this. Any restrictions are going to upset some people. If the rules of copyright weren't so clear on this, I think O'Reilly might have decided to avoid the issue.

They have certainly done this in a much better way than I've seen most companies deal with copyright issues involving the non-commercial use by fans on the net.

Part of me is sad to see "the lawyers" influence here. But I also tend to associate the camel more with the books than with the language.

I wholeheartedly reject the all-too-common and simplistic argument that "they can do whatever they want because they own it". But O'Reilly appears to have done this carefully. I'd like to see them provide a wider variety of graphics (sizes, colors) to better serve the community. Perhaps this will happen as this policy matures.

        - tye (but my friends call me "Tye")