Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2005 10:20:37 +0100 From: Anthony Atkielski <atkielski.anthony@wanadoo.fr> To: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Logo Contest Message-ID: <259024940.20050210102037@wanadoo.fr> In-Reply-To: <200502092133.04884.krinklyfig@spymac.com> References: <200502091349.00708.algould@datawok.com> <420AE14F.6050104@pacific.net.sg> <200502092248.15008.algould@datawok.com> <200502092133.04884.krinklyfig@spymac.com>
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Joshua Tinnin writes: > Would it have been easier if you had tried to get permission to use > NetBSD instead? Look at the front page of www.netbsd.org. They have a nice, clean logo. I don't think that a logo makes or breaks deals, but from a public relations and marketing standpoint a good logo is extremely useful, and the lack of a logo (or a very busy logo that's hard to use and recognize) can be a liability. FreeBSD currently doesn't have a logo. The mascot is cute, but cute isn't a good idea when selling to the corporate world, which tends to choose tools based on their suitability to a purpose rather than on the personal attractiveness of the mascot. There's no harm in keeping the mascot, but you can't really use a mascot where a logo is needed. -- Anthony
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