Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2005 16:43:15 -0600 From: "Andrew L. Gould" <algould@datawok.com> To: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Logo Contest Message-ID: <200502091643.15882.algould@datawok.com> In-Reply-To: <420A8E66.8080703@tbc.net> References: <Pine.NEB.3.96L.1050209210847.26319Q-100000@fledge.watson.org> <420A8E66.8080703@tbc.net>
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On Wednesday 09 February 2005 04:27 pm, Shawn Harrison wrote: > Robert Watson wrote [02/09/05 3:13 PM]: > > On Wed, 9 Feb 2005, Andrew L. Gould wrote: > >> I was particularly pleased to read a comment on Daemon News that > >> Beastie would remain the mascot and that the logo and mascot are > >> being separated. I am hopeful that this comment was accurate. > > > > The comment is accurate. We'd like to get a logo we can provide to > > companies that are willing to stick it on their products as > > "supporting FreeBSD" -- while we all love the Daemon, we know that > > not every company can stick it on their Ethernet card box or server > > support web page. The intent is to keep Beastie as the Mascot, and > > you'll still see him all over the place. I can't imagine that > > FreeBSD t-shirts will stop holding him, let alone the large number > > of web pages, CDROM distributions, and so on. And don't forget the > > stuffed animal Beasties :-). > > I'm glad to hear this, because the announcement paragraph about > "religious sensitivities" would certainly lead one to a different > conclusion. If what you're saying is honest, then that paragraph is > entirely beside the point. > > The real point is to have a professional looking _logo_ to > _complement_ (not replace) the cute mascot. That makes sense. > Replacing the mascot with something else for the reasons cited in > that paragraph does not make sense. > > -- > Shawn Harrison I think that hits the nail on the head; but that's not the message that got out. I've been reading the fallout both on this list and freebsd-questions. There's a lot of unnecessary heat out there. Can an "official someone" send out an official message emphasizing the following: 1. Beastie is the mascot. This will remain unchanged. 2. We need a professional logo, separately and regardless of PC (Political Correctness) issues. I would suggest that the message go out to freebsd-questions (as an answer to appropriate threads) in addition to the regular announcement channels. Thanks, Andrew Gould
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