On Thu, Oct 30, 2008 at 3:06 AM, Dave Neary <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thilo Pfennig wrote:
>> The question is if one wants to neglect cultural differences. >> With GNOME the question is how localization and internationalization are >> related to symbols that offend some people. I do not think it is wise to >> take this lightly just because oneself does not have that kind of >> problem. Question is maybe if people in the USA would welcome a new >> GNOME release to get the name "Hussein" ;-) > > We've already had a GNOME release named after Genghis Khan... (OK, I'm > not suggesting we do that again) No, neither of these is comparable to the meaning of the foot in my culture. You may think of a release name like "Mother F**ker" instead. > It all comes down to a question of resources, brand value, and project > identity. One argument says that whatever we choose it could potentially > offend someone. A rebrand is onerous, and politically difficult to make > happen. Being actuarial, I'd suggest that the return on moving away from > the foot would cost more in the rest of the world in volunteer effort > and communication than it would gain for us in Thailand among anyone who > considers that an image of a foot is an insult. I don't aim at replacing it. As I said, the logo has been used for a long time, and people love it, including me. The most I wish to get is a "secondary" logo (if "alternative" is not obvious enough). Regards, -- Theppitak Karoonboonyanan http://linux.thai.net/~thep/ -- marketing-list mailing list marketing-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/marketing-list