From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Mar 7 11:19:37 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 6E9A416A420 for ; Tue, 7 Mar 2006 11:19:37 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from ceri@submonkey.net) Received: from shrike.submonkey.net (cpc2-cdif2-0-0-cust107.cdif.cable.ntl.com [81.104.168.108]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E187943D49 for ; Tue, 7 Mar 2006 11:19:36 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from ceri@submonkey.net) Received: from ceri by shrike.submonkey.net with local (Exim 4.60 (FreeBSD)) (envelope-from ) id 1FGaDw-0006q4-AM; Tue, 07 Mar 2006 11:19:28 +0000 Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2006 11:19:28 +0000 From: Ceri Davies To: "Marc G. Fournier" Message-ID: <20060307111928.GH85550@submonkey.net> Mail-Followup-To: Ceri Davies , "Marc G. Fournier" , fbsd_user@a1poweruser.com, FreeBSD questions References: <20060306165900.L1227@ganymede.hub.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="4VrXvz3cwkc87Wze" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20060306165900.L1227@ganymede.hub.org> X-PGP: finger ceri@FreeBSD.org User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.11 Sender: Ceri Davies Cc: fbsd_user@a1poweruser.com, FreeBSD questions Subject: Re: New logo, new look 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: Tue, 07 Mar 2006 11:19:37 -0000 --4VrXvz3cwkc87Wze Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Mon, Mar 06, 2006 at 05:01:43PM -0400, Marc G. Fournier wrote: > On Mon, 6 Mar 2006, Ceri Davies wrote: >=20 > >On 6/3/06 14:56, "fbsd_user" wrote: > > > >>So a little red ball with 2 little pointed ears is the new logo. > >>It sucks big time. > >> > >>When you have a contest and none of the entrees are any good > >>you do not have to pick any of then, you could have just > >>closed the contest with no winner. > > > >The problem with that argument is that some people, including myself, li= ked > >the new logo. Since opinion is entirely subjective, you may as well shut > >up. >=20 > Is there a reason why both the old and new logos cannot be used in tandem= ?=20 > I'd rather leave the old one up on my web site, since, personally, I like= =20 > it better ... I understand the argument for a 'new logo', but, quite=20 > frankly, after looking at the new one, I'm surprised the same arguments= =20 > (being associated with a demon) isn't still being made, since the new one= =20 > *still* gives that same connotation ... >=20 > My preference is to keep using the old logo ("Beastie") on my web site,= =20 > and I imagine there are others that feel the same way ... are we going to= =20 > be "shunned" as a result? I would hope not ... Absolutely not - that was never the plan. Remember that Beastie represents BSD as a whole, while the new logo will represent FreeBSD. That's all it's about. Ceri --=20 That must be wonderful! I don't understand it at all. -- Moliere --4VrXvz3cwkc87Wze Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2.1 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFEDWxAocfcwTS3JF8RAlsXAKDHmOoxE6b332GCsVbRy8/Hs5DJAQCeOVg3 Vy4exkDYVMP5bopkTesI8lM= =EFRF -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --4VrXvz3cwkc87Wze--