Hey Dimitri,
I completely agree with you in that Python needs once for all a cool logo. I like your design very much, but I have a few thoughts about it:
1) I think that Python's logo should reflect its power. If we use a mascot as its image, we would be giving the wrong idea: that Python is a "toy" language, instead of a very good alternative to other mainstream languages.
2) We should also bear in mind Guido's oppinion about using a snake for identifying Python.
3) And finally, we should consider it very seriously. Image is not everything, but it is very important for "marketing" a product. I'm sure that if Java didn't have a cool name and a cool logo, it wouldn't have been that succesfull.
I don't mean to sound like I'm rejecting your idea. I really like it alot, and it is an excellent mascot. It's just that I wouldn't use a mascot... I'd rather use a more "killer" image. Something that reflects power and excellence.
What do you think?
Hehe, well, looking at linux, Tux is definitely not a killer type, yet it became very popular. BSD devil is kind of a cutsy thing, yet it proved to be pretty popular as well.
Not sure if the word 'marketing' applies here, but I agree that the logo could probably be 'more serious' than what I proposed above. I'll think about that one some more.
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