On Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 10:14:15PM -0600, cothrige wrote: > Andrew Sackville-West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > I have to say, there is nothing friendly about that damn gnu. And that > > statement is in no way a reflection on my views of GNU or it's > > projects. Just that if we're gonna have a mascot, I lean more towards > > the penguin/snarky-devil side of the debate than the smelly ruminant > > side. > > I think most open source software tends to look like something from a > group of high school kids, and one of the reasons is the whole mascot > idea. That daemon in the tennis shoes, the puffer fish, Tux and that
Hear hear! Not so much high school as infantile. Most of us grew out of soft toys by the age of 8. If linux weren't so damned brilliant, I would shun it merely for the retarded graphics. That said, I suppose a more "corporate" penguin could be designed... As to the ugly Debian swirl, well I've become used to it, but I do not see what it is supposed to represent. Part of our problem is that OS is owned by a community of hackers, whereas the big firms of proprietary software can employ graphic designers and PR people to create the slick packaging necessary to sell their crap. On the other hand, I have to say that I am also disenchanted with the continual revamping of corporate "identities", often throwing away well-known and easily identified logos and house styles for blander more modern replacements. So I would like to see the Debian swirl transmogrified into a style that looks professional and reliable rather than necessarily throwing it out. With my designer cap on, I would also admit the possibility that the baby-toy penguin, which has become so intimately associated with Linux, might also be recycled into an acceptable logo. Knopper to some extent has succeeded in doing this in the graphics for the Knoppix distros, with the cunning combination of tech drawing and cuddly plump proportions. I say 'to some extent' because, in fact, cuddly is not what is needed on the office desk (during work hours at least). We really should be seeking a more reliable, sturdy, businesslike image, though preferably without becoming boring and indistinguishable from the corporate world. richard -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
