From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Feb 11 17:29:46 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AC05E16A4CE for ; Fri, 11 Feb 2005 17:29:46 +0000 (GMT) Received: from ritamari.vonostingroup.com (ip193-230.digitalrealm.net [216.144.193.230]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E48CA43D45 for ; Fri, 11 Feb 2005 17:29:45 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from laszlof@tvog.net) Received: from adsl-68-72-248-38.dsl.sfldmi.ameritech.net ([68.72.248.38] helo=tvog.net) by ritamari.vonostingroup.com with esmtpa (Exim 4.44 (FreeBSD)) id 1Czebb-000D9G-E4 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Fri, 11 Feb 2005 12:29:23 -0500 Message-ID: <420CEB88.90701@tvog.net> Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2005 12:29:44 -0500 From: Frank Laszlo User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 0.5 (Windows/20040207) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <420A6465.30402@sbcglobal.net> <20050209202922.GA18393@fw.farid-hajji.net> <86d5v7npya.fsf@xps.des.no> <726350235.20050211181549@wanadoo.fr> In-Reply-To: <726350235.20050211181549@wanadoo.fr> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - ritamari.vonostingroup.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - freebsd.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [0 0] / [26 6] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - tvog.net X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: Subject: Re: Please don't change Beastie to another crap logo such as NetBSD!!! X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2005 17:29:46 -0000 Anthony Atkielski wrote: >Dag-Erling Smørgrav writes: > > > >>Tux is a mascot, not a logo. These are Linux logos: >> >>http://images.slashdot.org/topics/topiccaldera.gif >>http://images.slashdot.org/topics/topicdebian.gif >>http://images.slashdot.org/topics/topicmandrake.gif >>http://images.slashdot.org/topics/topicredhat.gif >>http://images.slashdot.org/topics/topicsuse.gif >>http://images.slashdot.org/topics/topicturbolinux.gif >> >> > >I like Red Hat the best, and SuSE is the worst, IMO. > > > Are we forgetting about the printing aspect of things? The redhat logo has some nice gradients in it. >>The image that is sometimes used as an all-round Linux logo is not >>"just Tux", but rather a particular representation of Tux in >>combination with a logotype and an orange splash. The author of that >>logo is clearly aware of the distinction between a logo and a mascot: >> >>http://www-mddsp.enel.ucalgary.ca/People/adilger/logo/ >> >> > >These are too complex to be used as logos. > > And they just plain suck, IMHO. > > >>Here's a page (a NetBSD logo contest entry) which addresses many of >>these concerns, and coincidentally underlines my point about the >>daemon not being exclusive to FreeBSD: >> >>http://homepage.mac.com/codesamurai/netbsd-logo-entry/ >> >> > >Technically very clean, but too cute. > > Riddled with opinions! :) > > >>(this is so good I'm surprised NetBSD didn't adopt it, and I'd love to >>see it submitted to the FreeBSD logo contest) >> >> > >Eeuh, no. Too cute. It's important to avoid anything that looks like a >cartoon. > >The logo displayed on the NetBSD site is a zillion times better. > > More opinions!! jesus, does everyone have one of these? :) __________________________________________________ Frank Laszlo System Administrator The VonOstin Group Email: laszlof@tvog.net WWW: http://www.vonostingroup.com Mobile: 248-863-7584