Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2008 21:34:02 -0700 From: "Ted Mittelstaedt" <tedm@toybox.placo.com> To: "Fraser Tweedale" <frase@frase.id.au>, <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: Looking for gurus willing to help write Freebsd tutorials Message-ID: <BMEDLGAENEKCJFGODFOCKELKCFAA.tedm@toybox.placo.com> In-Reply-To: <20080604115449.GA1070@bacardi>
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> -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]On Behalf Of Fraser Tweedale > Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2008 4:55 AM > To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: Looking for gurus willing to help write Freebsd tutorials > > > On Wed, Jun 04, 2008 at 01:45:57AM -0700, Ted Mittelstaedt wrote: > > [snip] > > The issue started several years ago when one of the core > > developers started agitating for a different graphic. Apparently > > he had been asked too many times for his taste if the FreeBSD > > project had something to do with devil worship. A long drawn > > out argument ensued but core being core got their way. Core > > then started claiming Beastie wasn't a logo, he was a mascot > > and that it why we needed a logo (despite the fact that Beastie > > has been used as a logo for years) As a > > peace offering they tried the contest idea. The submissions > > were so crappy they extended the contest deadline. Finally > > they got a submission that they decided was OK and that "won" > > the contest. The FreeBSD community was not allowed to see > > the other entrants. It was your basic star chamber decision. > > > > Ted > > I always have wondered about the other entries. Surely someone > has got a copy of them lying around; I (and I'm sure many others) > would be quite interested to see them, if such a thing is possible. > Start (and end) here: http://logo-contest.freebsd.org/ Ted
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