Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2005 12:29:44 -0500 From: Frank Laszlo <laszlof@tvog.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Please don't change Beastie to another crap logo such as NetBSD!!! Message-ID: <420CEB88.90701@tvog.net> In-Reply-To: <726350235.20050211181549@wanadoo.fr> References: <e6575a3050209103214480161@mail.gmail.com> <420A6465.30402@sbcglobal.net> <20050209202922.GA18393@fw.farid-hajji.net> <86d5v7npya.fsf@xps.des.no> <726350235.20050211181549@wanadoo.fr>
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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
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