From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed May 10 15:11:27 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org 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 7ED6616A43A for ; Wed, 10 May 2006 15:11:27 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jhorne@dfwlp.com) Received: from zeus.int.dfwlp.com (zeus.dfwlp.com [208.11.134.127]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 23FCE43D46 for ; Wed, 10 May 2006 15:11:26 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jhorne@dfwlp.com) Received: from mail.dfwlp.com (localhost.int.dfwlp.com [127.0.0.1]) by zeus.int.dfwlp.com (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id k4AFBLoK012984 for ; Wed, 10 May 2006 10:11:21 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from jhorne@dfwlp.com) Received: from 167.246.36.14 (SquirrelMail authenticated user jhorne) by mail.dfwlp.com with HTTP; Wed, 10 May 2006 10:11:21 -0500 (CDT) Message-ID: <48714.167.246.36.14.1147273881.squirrel@mail.dfwlp.com> In-Reply-To: References: Date: Wed, 10 May 2006 10:11:21 -0500 (CDT) From: "Jonathan Horne" To: "freebsd-questions@FreeBSD. ORG" User-Agent: SquirrelMail/1.4.6 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Importance: Normal X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.4 required=5.0 tests=ALL_TRUSTED autolearn=failed version=3.1.1 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.1 (2006-03-10) on zeus.int.dfwlp.com Subject: Re: vote for keeping "beastie" as official logo X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 10 May 2006 15:11:28 -0000 > > If you are as dissatisfied with the new official logo > as I am, then forward this email to the FreeBSD federation > board of directors at board@freebsdfoundation.org > > Dear FreeBSD federation board of directors: > > I am upset with the manner in which it was decided > that a new logo was needed. > > Only posting a message that this was happening on the > announcement list was an big mistake as it left out > the users who promote FreeBSD at the grass roots > level from knowing about it. An change of this > magnitude should have been broadcast to all lists > to get the widest based input possible. > > I sincerely hope this deception was not on > purpose as it looks that way. > > Furthermore the new logo design is not satisfactory > and does not represent the wants of the user community > as shown by the multiple posts on the questions > list of late. > > > My vote is for keeping the beastie image as the > official FreeBSD logo and removing the sex toy > logo from publication. > > > you should also note in this letter, that it only applies to people who dont read a minimum of "slashdot". *wink*