# Logo usage **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [December 14, 2006, 12:13pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/logo-usage/79342 "2006-12-14T12:13:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Muhammad\_Hassan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/ce7236/32.png) [@Muhammad\_Hassan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Muhammad_Hassan)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2006, 12:13pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/logo-usage/79342/1 "2006-12-14T12:13:25Z")
Hi Can i use Ruby on Rails logo on my companies website technology page [http://badrit.com/page/technology](http://badrit.com/page/technology), i want to refer to the technologies we used? Please reply. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Muhammad\_Hassan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/ce7236/32.png) [@Muhammad\_Hassan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Muhammad_Hassan)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2006, 5:23pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/logo-usage/79342/2 "2006-12-15T17:23:22Z")
I just want to know if it is legal to put Ruby on Rails logo on my company website technology page [Attention Required! | Cloudflare](http://badrit.com/page/technology), i just want to refer to the technologies we used? Please reply. ---
**Author:** ![Muhammad\_Hassan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/ce7236/32.png) [@Muhammad\_Hassan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Muhammad_Hassan)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2006, 6:30pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/logo-usage/79342/3 "2006-12-15T18:30:44Z")
Muhammad Hassan wrote: > I just want to know if it is legal to put Ruby on Rails logo on my > company website technology page > [Attention Required! | Cloudflare](http://badrit.com/page/technology), i just want to refer to the > technologies > we used? > > Please reply. It would be a silly thing to make this illegal. It’s free publicity for a free technology. ---
**Author:** ![Muhammad\_Hassan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/ce7236/32.png) [@Muhammad\_Hassan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Muhammad_Hassan)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2006, 11:04pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/logo-usage/79342/4 "2006-12-15T23:04:29Z")
I would email DHH directly, since the bottom of the [rubyonrails.com](http://rubyonrails.com) web site says: “Rails”, “Ruby on Rails”, and the Rails logo are trademarks of David Heinemeier H… All rights reserved. ---
**Author:** ![Muhammad\_Hassan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/ce7236/32.png) [@Muhammad\_Hassan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Muhammad_Hassan)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2006, 11:55am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/logo-usage/79342/5 "2006-12-16T11:55:30Z")
Besides that, it is good manners. You never know, DHH or 37S might love you application and give you free publicity. If you never ask, they will never know. ---
**Author:** ![Muhammad\_Hassan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/ce7236/32.png) [@Muhammad\_Hassan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Muhammad_Hassan)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2006, 12:19pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/logo-usage/79342/6 "2006-12-16T12:19:31Z")
I already mailed DHH and 37S and they did not replied, what should i do? On 12/16/06, askegg [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > Besides that, it is good manners. > You never know, DHH or 37S might love you application and give you free > publicity. If you never ask, they will never know. > > > – Muhammad Hassan Nasr [www.BadrIT.com](http://www.BadrIT.com) mobile: +2 010 606 8822 e-mail: removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid ---
**Author:** ![Muhammad\_Hassan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/ce7236/32.png) [@Muhammad\_Hassan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Muhammad_Hassan)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2006, 11:30am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/logo-usage/79342/7 "2006-12-17T11:30:04Z")
Muhammad Hassan wrote: > Hi > Can i use Ruby on Rails logo on my companies website technology page > [Attention Required! | Cloudflare](http://badrit.com/page/technology), i want to refer to the technologies > we used? The distributed versions of Rails (both gems and the archives from Rubyforge) contains the Rails logo as a png. All the contents of those archives are licensed under the MIT license, hence the logo (or at least that version of the logo) is fine to use. Also I seem to recall the logo got opensourced some time ago, I don’t recall the license, though, but MIT is a good guess. – Jakob S. - [http://mentalized.net](http://mentalized.net) ---
**Author:** ![Muhammad\_Hassan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/ce7236/32.png) [@Muhammad\_Hassan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Muhammad_Hassan)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2006, 12:10pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/logo-usage/79342/8 "2006-12-17T12:10:07Z")
Thanks On 12/17/06, Jakob S. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > archives are licensed under the MIT license, hence the logo (or at least > that version of the logo) is fine to use. > > Also I seem to recall the logo got opensourced some time ago, I don’t > recall the license, though, but MIT is a good guess. > > – > Jakob S. - [http://mentalized.net](http://mentalized.net) > > > – Muhammad Hassan Nasr [www.BadrIT.com](http://www.BadrIT.com) mobile: +2 010 606 8822 e-mail: removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid ---
**Author:** ![Muhammad\_Hassan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/ce7236/32.png) [@Muhammad\_Hassan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Muhammad_Hassan)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2006, 10:18pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/logo-usage/79342/9 "2006-12-15T22:18:19Z")
Yes, it would be silly. But the question remains.