Re: DepenGNUian Logo - Boxing Kangaroo?

1997-02-21 Thread Daniel Robbins
On Thu, 20 Feb 1997, Daniel Stringfield wrote: > > > > I think Gromit would be a better mascot. Ultimately he was much > > > more resourceful and capable than de penguin. > > > > Yep, you're right, I guess I was stuck in "penguin mode" since it seems > > like the penguin somehow became the o

Re: DepenGNUian Logo

1997-02-21 Thread Jim Pick
The traffic on debian-user is becoming a little overwhelming. Could we move threads like this and the shuttle press release to the debian-publicity mailing list please? Cheers, - Jim pgpw1Nawh4HP7.pgp Description: PGP signature

RE: DepenGNUian Logo

1997-02-21 Thread Casper BodenCummins
Clemmitt Sigler wrote: >In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: >> > "daniel" == Daniel Robbins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> > OK, ok, the penguin's a jewel thief, and he's evil. But he >> > has funny little beady eyes, and that's got to count for >> > somethin

Re: DepenGNUian Logo

1997-02-21 Thread Daniel Stringfield
> > I think Gromit would be a better mascot. Ultimately he was much > > more resourceful and capable than de penguin. > > Yep, you're right, I guess I was stuck in "penguin mode" since it seems > like the penguin somehow became the official animal of Linux. Gromit > would be a better mascot

Re: DepenGNUian Logo

1997-02-20 Thread Daniel Robbins
On 20 Feb 1997 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > "daniel" == Daniel Robbins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > OK, ok, the penguin's a jewel thief, and he's evil. But he > > has funny little beady eyes, and that's got to count for > > something. > > I think Gromit would be a better masco

Re: DepenGNUian Logo

1997-02-20 Thread Clemmitt Sigler
On Thu, 20 Feb 1997, Bruce Perens wrote: > > We may be onto something here! Maybe Debian can be thought of > > as the distribution that zags (Grommit) when everybody else > > zigs (penguins). Any comment? > > You'd have to license the trademark from Nick Park. Poop! Good point. But isn't there

Re: DepenGNUian Logo

1997-02-20 Thread Bruce Perens
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Clemmitt Sigler) > We may be onto something here! Maybe Debian can be thought of > as the distribution that zags (Grommit) when everybody else > zigs (penguins). Any comment? You'd have to license the trademark from Nick Park. Movie studios are very careful about who the

Re: DepenGNUian Logo

1997-02-20 Thread Clemmitt Sigler
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > "daniel" == Daniel Robbins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > OK, ok, the penguin's a jewel thief, and he's evil. But he > > has funny little beady eyes, and that's got to count for > > something. > I think Gromit would be

Re: DepenGNUian Logo

1997-02-20 Thread miller5
> "daniel" == Daniel Robbins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > OK, ok, the penguin's a jewel thief, and he's evil. But he > has funny little beady eyes, and that's got to count for > something. I think Gromit would be a better mascot. Ultimately he was much more resourceful and capab

Re: DepenGNUian Logo

1997-02-20 Thread Daniel Robbins
On Wed, 19 Feb 1997, Behan Webster wrote: > > Have you ever seen Nick Park's claymation "The Wrong Trousers"? There's > > a really cute penguin in that short film. Someday I may render one. > > Cute? He scared me. As you probably remember, he was master-mind jewel > thief who dressed as a chi

Re: DepenGNUian Logo

1997-02-19 Thread Behan Webster
> Have you ever seen Nick Park's claymation "The Wrong Trousers"? There's > a really cute penguin in that short film. Someday I may render one. Cute? He scared me. As you probably remember, he was master-mind jewel thief who dressed as a chicken to commit crimes. He also drove poor Grommit aw

Re: DepenGNUian Logo

1997-02-19 Thread Daniel Robbins
On Wed, 19 Feb 1997, Joost Kooij wrote: > Ronald van Loon wrote: > > >Maybe we should call ourselves DepenGNUian Linux from now on. > > I've always wondered why I saw nobody come up with the following idea: > > If you've ever watched a documentary on the tv (you know, that monitor > without a

DepenGNUian Logo

1997-02-19 Thread Joost Kooij
Ronald van Loon wrote: >Maybe we should call ourselves DepenGNUian Linux from now on. I've always wondered why I saw nobody come up with the following idea: If you've ever watched a documentary on the tv (you know, that monitor without a keyboard) about penguins, you must have noticed these ani