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Date:      Thu, 10 Feb 2005 21:00:55 +0100
From:      Anthony Atkielski <atkielski.anthony@wanadoo.fr>
To:        freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Logo Contest
Message-ID:  <299713472.20050210210055@wanadoo.fr>
In-Reply-To: <20050210114338.B30327@one.thequestion.net>
References:  <200502091349.00708.algould@datawok.com> <420ACD5E.3030708@pacific.net.sg> <1709665858.20050210101217@wanadoo.fr> <420B8BFC.4070303@tbc.net> <20050210114338.B30327@one.thequestion.net>

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Dave Wood writes:

> Once the contest is offically launched, how do people feel about inviting
> a bunch of professional logo design companies to participate.  The $500
> prize won't convince them to partake, but the vast exposure almost 
> certainly will.

No, it won't.  FreeBSD is small potatoes, and no design firm is going to
give away its work (which essentially tells clients that its work is
worthless).  The old "the publicity is worth more than a fee" argument
is laughed at by serious graphic artists.

-- 
Anthony




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