http://people.apache.org/~stephenc/maven-logo-contest/maven-owl-final-large.png
When I created this owl, I gave it the name "Couché Tard" which is a french
nickname for an owl (literal translation: "Sleeps Late")
Early versions of this owl have ended up with the nickname "Shotgun Owl"
due to
I would recommend leaving it without a name. The mascot can help in
providing Maven with a stronger visual identity, but I'm not convinced
naming it is helpful.
On the contrary, it might come across as 'silly' or 'unprofessional',
which for me goes against the nature of Maven: a mature tool many u
On Tuesday, November 25, 2014, Jeroen Hoek wrote:
> I would recommend leaving it without a name.
I think that the name Pandora's box is already open, I suspect in the
absence of a concrete alternative, "shotgun" will be the name
> The mascot can help in
> providing Maven with a stronger visua
I really don't think we need to name the owl, do we? Are we just naming it
for fun or is there a reason we want to?
Cheers,
Paul
On Tue, Nov 25, 2014 at 1:23 PM, Stephen Connolly <
stephen.alan.conno...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Tuesday, November 25, 2014, Jeroen Hoek wrote:
>
> > I would recomme
>From the peanut gallery: someone had complained that the owl as a
mascot disregarded the Yiddish origin of the term "Maven." How about
naming the owl something like Abraham, Jacob, or Moses? :D
Matt
On Tue, Nov 25, 2014 at 5:05 AM, Stephen Connolly
wrote:
> http://people.apache.org/~stephenc/ma
Am 2014-11-25 um 20:56 schrieb Matt Benson:
From the peanut gallery: someone had complained that the owl as a
mascot disregarded the Yiddish origin of the term "Maven." How about
naming the owl something like Abraham, Jacob, or Moses? :D
That was me and I still highly dislike the connection be
How about a rabbinical owl?
Matt
On Tue, Nov 25, 2014 at 2:07 PM, Michael Osipov wrote:
> Am 2014-11-25 um 20:56 schrieb Matt Benson:
>>>
>>> From the peanut gallery: someone had complained that the owl as a
>>
>> mascot disregarded the Yiddish origin of the term "Maven." How about
>> naming the
:-D that would either look funny or ridiculous but worth evaluating.
Are you or is someone else able provide a rendering which a
Jewish-looking owl? Woody Allen style, for example.
Michael
Am 2014-11-25 um 21:51 schrieb Matt Benson:
How about a rabbinical owl?
Matt
On Tue, Nov 25, 2014 at
