On Fri, 11 Feb 2005 07:53:17 -0600
Greg Barniskis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Bart Silverstrim wrote:
Out of curiosity, is Beastie so terrible, a logo, that a business would
be stupid enough to base their server decisions based on it? Would you
care if a business were that dumb...would you actually *want* them using
it?
The problem (from my point of view) really has a lot more to do with
having to communicate about an OS after it is selected, rather than
the act of selection (which is rightly based on technical merit). I
need to communicate about ongoing server operations with boards of
trustees, with my immediate customers, and indirectly with their
customers. I can't use Beastie in these discussions because I can't
afford the time to explain the multiple inside jokes re:
daemon/demon, the tennis shoes, etc., over and over and over again,
and I really, really can't afford to lose a debate about FreeBSD's
appropriateness.
While the amusing subtleties embodied in the Beatie emblem are
indeed endearing to the IT community, they are a serious *drag* when
communicating to the less clueful.
Windows' logo isn't even a logo. It's a flag of a window pane falling
apart in the breeze. I associate windows with broken glass. These
things don't seem to hinder Windows from getting massive market share.
My board of directors never looked at the Windows logo and said
What the f#$% is that!?. Argue all you like about the fact that
people need to be more open and clueful, and how precious Beatie's
legacy is (I agree it is), the bottom line is that some rather
important people aren't very clueful, and many of them can't ever be
expected to be clueful, and I don't have time to educate dozens of
people every time I want to compare our organization's use of
various OS flavors.
So, I limit myself to indicating FreeBSD by text only, and I know
that the impact of that on the decision makers is somewhat lower
than if I had a stylin' graphic suitable for use in official
communications like uptime graphs, scope of use, service
dependencies, project activities, etc.
OK, so now maybe I expect some flamage about bein' chicken, not
standing up for what's right, etc. Well, horse hockey. I have a duty
to my employer not to waste everyone's time with the deamon/demon
discussion (over and over and over again). It would be one thing if
we could do it once and get it over with, but that is clearly not
the case.
I think that exactly the need Core is trying to address along
with addressing the mechanics of logo (not mascot) reproduction.
Its been my experience that the corporate suits get the
perception of teenage hacker from the cartoonish mascots. Truth
or not, perception is what matters and we do need something a
bit more mature and professional.
Whether or not I like the mascot is beside the point entirely.
I want to see FreeBSD grow and penetrate new market areas. I
fully expect things to change to accomodate this and support
Core's decisions. I hope others can get past their emotional
reactions and approach this from a practical standpoint.
There's been far too much discussion and speculation about all
this. Just wait for the official announcement. The draft of
the contest announcement did not necessarily indicate what will
be in the final document.
Nap
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