On Tue, 2010-11-23 at 19:37 -0500, Digitxp wrote: > Correct me if this is the wrong place to reply, but I'm leaning on the side > that being open-source is a good thing but doesn't necessarily need to be > packed into the logo requirements, especially since the list is already > rather long.
Strictly speaking, being open-source doesn't appear in my list at all. It would emphasize access to source code, while Free Software emphasizes the 4 software freedoms. Free Software as such only appears in the list for contributors. Short of adding a gnu, all that can be done graphically is hinting at freedom and openness as such, anyway. > That said, I think owls are pretty accurate to efficient (they fly fast), > reliable (they manage to find food and find it well), free (duh), and > maximum control (they are at the top of their respective food chain, I > believe). However, the owl is kind of cliché so it may not be the best > symbol. Owls came to my mind, too, and I agree with all the above. While I think an owl would be more appropriate for something that is more focused on knowledge or wisdom, I would not rule it out here. BTW, what I called briefing here actually reaches into analysis/conception, because I think we need all that as common base. It should be useful for more than just the logo. -- Thorsten Wilms thorwil's design for free software: http://thorwil.wordpress.com/ -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to [email protected] List archive: http://www.libreoffice.org/lists/design/ *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity ***
