Hi Andy. I know you're a busy man heading GMK E.D., Inc. so there's a huge possibility you just haven't gotten around to it or even aware of my inquiry in Top Clack's Discord (https://discord.com/channels/358527758910881793/704853850854785094/807350588932489216) (as that's the only one we share). To save you the inconvenience of such I'll ask it here:
With GMK more recently cracking down in regards to keysets and IP, I was curious of the line that one can toe with their inspiration.
Most prominently, GMK BLINK (https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=106716.0) got the ball rolling and put the spotlight on IP after a vendor's advertising (https://web.archive.org/web/20200805194447/https://letsgetit.io/products/gmk-blink-feat-black-pink) and the seemingly problematic novelty designs.
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(https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/733456850531647488/807377477834899516/OHFgXZy.png)
A few months later we had GMK White Wolf (https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=105691.0) that wasn't able to secure permission (https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=105691.msg2932414#msg2932414) with the original novelty designs [copied]. After revising the novelty designs (https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=105691.msg2933431#msg2933431) [now inspired] to avoid permissory issues, White Wolf still resulted in GMK prohibiting it from production (https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=105691.msg2953531#msg2953531).
We even saw you actually step in and comment (https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=110180.msg3004287#msg3004287) on GMK Arch's IC (https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=110180.0) once Ram said he received explicit permission from Arch Linux to use their official logo instead of his own original logo [inspired].
I was wondering if you inquired with Smokey or if you think it would even be warranted in the case of GMK Gateway (https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=110884.0) and Valve's Portal series that's currently in GB.
Big ups to notG10 for affirming my original idea of posting on here as well as potentially opening it up to more communal discussion.