From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Nov 3 00:31:12 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 62BA416A420 for ; Thu, 3 Nov 2005 00:31:12 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jerrymc@clunix.cl.msu.edu) Received: from clunix.cl.msu.edu (clunix.cl.msu.edu [35.9.2.10]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0D77B43D48 for ; Thu, 3 Nov 2005 00:31:11 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jerrymc@clunix.cl.msu.edu) Received: from clunix.cl.msu.edu (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by clunix.cl.msu.edu (8.12.10+Sun/8.12.2) with ESMTP id jA30VB38027025 for ; Wed, 2 Nov 2005 19:31:11 -0500 (EST) Received: (from jerrymc@localhost) by clunix.cl.msu.edu (8.12.10+Sun/8.12.2/Submit) id jA30VB57027024 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Wed, 2 Nov 2005 19:31:11 -0500 (EST) From: Jerry McAllister Message-Id: <200511030031.jA30VB57027024@clunix.cl.msu.edu> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Wed, 2 Nov 2005 19:31:11 -0500 (EST) In-Reply-To: X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.5 PL7] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: New Logo X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 03 Nov 2005 00:31:12 -0000 Folks, Re: the new "logo" Although it may be reasonable to create a FreeBSD logo to supplant the Beastie mascot, unfortunately this thing that has seemingly won a contest is not a logo. It is really just another mascot, this time with a kind of Pokemon kind of look to it. Now that is fine if you want yet another mascot with a somewhat different look. But, if you are looking for a logo to represent FreeBSD, this doesn't do it. It doesn't look rock stable, or powerful. It doesn't represent a server nor a network tool nor a data processor and, despite its Pokemon appearance, not even like a game server. It doesn't have anything about it that looks like an open source community supported project. Actually, it makes me think more of that flighty thing they have to catch in the Quidich game in Harry Potter, only in a different color. Which doesn't represent either stability or service to me, but rather elusiveness and unmanageability. So, it's cute, sort of, if you like those sort of things. But, it is not a _logo_ to represent FreeBSD. Sorry, ////jerry Jerry McAllister jerrymc@msu.edu