Date: Tue, 1 Nov 2005 23:25:11 -0700 From: "Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC" <chad@shire.net> To: Ted Mittelstaedt <tedm@toybox.placo.com> Cc: Danny Pansters <danny@ricin.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: New Logo Message-ID: <F4A5FEF8-4756-42AF-815E-892A6C1DBDB8@shire.net> In-Reply-To: <LOBBIFDAGNMAMLGJJCKNEEKPFCAA.tedm@toybox.placo.com> References: <LOBBIFDAGNMAMLGJJCKNEEKPFCAA.tedm@toybox.placo.com>
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On Nov 1, 2005, at 11:13 PM, Ted Mittelstaedt wrote: >> >> And I am not trying to argue and make claims about how inexcusable it >> is either. I merely pointed out to Ted that he is not in the FreeBSD >> project and therefore does not have say. >> > > Chad this is bullshit. First of all the ENTIRE point of this new > logo is > to increase USE of FreeBSD among the people that allegedly will not > use it because of religious "devil" objections. IN SHORT, this logo > is FOR THE USERS, NOT FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE PROJECT. This is factually incorrect. The purpose of having a logo to replace the mascot as a logo was to project a more professional image. And that is for the people in the project who want to see FreeBSD taken more seriously as well as for the users. Beastie is a toy and unprofessional. He is fun and can be a great mascot. But he is not a logo. As a similar example: Apple Computer used to have a nice multi- colored Apple logo. It was nice, but kind of toy-like and got old. Apple replaced it with a much more professional looking modernized one-color version. There was nothing wrong with the old version except that it got old and dated and looked unprofessional and more toy-like. Same (generally speaking) is needed with FreeBSD. FreeBSD needs to take a step upwards and become more professional looking. So think a lot of users and obviously project members. There is a minority who is offended by Beastie. I can't help that. A logo coincidentally solves their problem as well, but that is not the main point. If you think so you need to pull your head out of your dogmatic sandpile. Chad --- Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC Your Web App and Email hosting provider chad@shire.net
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