--- Sam Nilsson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Marc G. Fournier wrote: > > Is there a reason why both the old and new > logos cannot be used in > > tandem? I'd rather leave the old one up on my > web site, since, > > personally, I like it better ... I understand > the argument for a 'new > > logo', but, quite frankly, after looking at > the new one, I'm surprised > > the same arguments (being associated with a > demon) isn't still being > > made, since the new one *still* gives that > same connotation ... > > > > My preference is to keep using the old logo > ("Beastie") on my web site, > > and I imagine there are others that feel the > same way ... are we going > > to be "shunned" as a result? I would hope > not ... > > I'm not really on one side or another on this, > but it occurs to me that > a lot of people may be missing a subtle > distinction. From what I > understand "Beastie" is a mascot and not a logo > although he may have > been used in place of a logo since there was no > logo previously. The > addition of a logo should allow FreeBSD to > appear more professional. The > new logo should be complementary to Beastie and > live along side it. > > Peace > - Sam It seems to me that the problem with Beastie is that its trademarked and you can't use it freely without permission. So having a logo that you own is a good idea. What's a bad idea is having a stupid logo that doesn't translate into anything that anyone would want sitting in the back window of their car or on a bumper sticker. You can't give out fuzzy-horned balls at a trade show. The reason that BSD is what it is (that is, an obscure OS to the masses) is because BSD camps are run by a bunch of geeky programmers that have no sense of marketing. LINUX, which we'll all agree is an inferior technical product, gets a lot of milage out of their stupid penguin. At least its identifiable and marketable. Learn from your competitors. DT __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"