OK this thread needs to die a quick death since it is not database related,
or go someplace useless like USENET under
alt.hate.animals.flipper-was-an-axe-murderer
Chris
> From: "Arjen G. Lentz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Sat, 18 Aug 2001 17:04:38 +1000
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: aggressive dolphin?
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Theo Richel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> I am a very dedicated user of Mysql, but I am somewhat disappointed that
> you
>> chose the dolphin for your logo because of the good nature of this animal.
>> [...]
>> Unlike most animal killers, which eat their prey, dolphins seem to have
>> murderous urges unrelated to the need for food'.
>
> I suppose that with intelligence also comes the concept of "having a bad
> day"..... ;-)
> You will agree though that in the public's perception, dolphin's are very
> much liked and perceived as good natured animals. Of course this is a "cute
> & fuzzy" view of reality. But so what?
>
> For instance, do you like koalas? Of course you do. They're cute, soft,
> furry animals, right? Wrong. They're smelly, bad tempered dudes, their fur
> is quite rough, and the only reason they don't scratch or bite you straight
> away (and they have serious claws!) is that their foodsource (eucalypt) does
> not leave them with a lot of energy, so they're pretty dopey most of the
> time.
> Still, everybody loves them!
>
> As for choosing logos, how about that philosophical GNU gnu? Have you ever
> met a real gnu face to face? They're bad tempered, meeting them is bad news.
> You do not want to meet one, and if you do, there's no time for philosophy:
> you back away and get out. But, isn't it a great logo!
> Ditto for the Perl camel. Everybody knows they have moods and bad attitude.
> This doesn't seem to reflect badly on Perl, does it?
>
> There is some public image for every animal, and nearly all of them will be
> warped (ie. factually wrong). Acknowledging that, is there a real problem
> with it? Shouldn't kids play with those stuffed toys because it might give
> them the wrong idea? And, shouldn't we use any animal logos whatsoever for
> the same reason? That seems a bit harsh.... especially since marketing is
> all about perception.
>
> I like the new MySQL logo, simply on artistic grounds. It looks good.
> Disregarding the fuzzy/biology argument for the moment, don't you think it
> looks good?
>
> Regards, Arjen.
>
>
>
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