Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2010 12:55:04 -0600 From: Dale Scott <dalescott@shaw.ca> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: BSD logo (a moderate opinion) Message-ID: <d0838944419ca.4c5028a8@shaw.ca> In-Reply-To: <62ff4ba92a711128d74c6319f09ade0c.squirrel@www.gull.us> References: <E8EFF7F9-E26C-4EE6-9961-935D66CC55AA@balholm.com> <4C4F030D.4090208@googlemail.com> <844736C6-506D-417F-B180-389D70B12789@balholm.com> <AANLkTineHv9=aA_=8JU24Wp5T5rGspMDvMMRhHohiuBC@mail.gmail.com> <0924931751598C840714ABD4@utd65257.utdallas.edu> <20100727220952.GO39480@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> <62ff4ba92a711128d74c6319f09ade0c.squirrel@www.gull.us>
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Personally=2C I enjoy our mascot Beastie=2C as well as the Beastie-influ= enced official logo=2E I also smile when I see Casper=2C Wendy andHotStu= ff=2E However=2C I also accept there are individuals who understand these sym= bols differently than me=2C and that I may be alienating them to my = detriment=2E It seems consumer products need to be mindful of cultural = differences=2C is FreeBSD=A0different=3F A larger community and increase= d OS market share wouldn=27t be all that bad=2C would it=3F I hope that those of you who believe in FreeBSD but with a personal conf= lict with the mascot or logo=2C band together and propose a complementary alternate symbol=2E I don=27t= = mean flooding the mail list (it=27s obvious we can do that on our own)=2C= = I=27m talking about difficult time-consuming organization=2C lobbying=2C= and = support gathering=2E For me=2C I hope Beastie endures forever - he our f= irst and legacy mascot - but I also wouldn=27t object to one or two more= officially sanctioned mascots and logos either=2E = Dale Scott ----- Original Message ----- From=3A David Brodbeck =3Cgull=40gull=2Eus=3E Date=3A Wednesday=2C July 28=2C 2010 11=3A25 Subject=3A Re=3A BSD logo To=3A freebsd-questions=40freebsd=2Eorg =3E On Tue=2C July 27=2C 2010 3=3A09 pm=2C Chip Camden wrote=3A =3E =3E Quoth Paul Schmehl on Tuesday=2C 27 July 2010=3A =3E =3E=3E --On Tuesday=2C July 27=2C 2010 15=3A49=3A47 -0500 Reid Linne= mann =3E =3E=3E =3Clreid=40cs=2Eokstate=2Eedu=3E wrote=3A =3E =3E=3E =3E =3E=3E =3EOn final analysis=2C I think the OP should abandon any des= ire for =3E =3E=3E =3EFreeBSD in favor of this=3A http=3A//pudge=2Enet/jesux/ =3E =3E=3E =3E =3E=3E Sheesh=2E=A0 Now I really have seen everything=2E =3E =3E =3E =3E Not quite=2E=A0 Someone needs to come out with an OS named = =3E Atheix=2C and =3E =3E another called Agnostix=2E=A0 Then we=27ll be complete=2E =3E = =3E I tried Agnostix=2C but it=27s impossible to get support=3B every bu= g report =3E gets closed with a status of =22not enough information=2E=22 =3E = =3E = =3E =5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F= =5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F= =3E freebsd-questions=40freebsd=2Eorg mailing list =3E http=3A//lists=2Efreebsd=2Eorg/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions =3E To unsubscribe=2C send any mail to =22freebsd-questions- =3E unsubscribe=40freebsd=2Eorg=22 =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D Dale Scott=2C P=2EEng=2E e-mail=3A dalescott=40shaw=2Eca http=3A//dalescott=2Eshawwebspace=2Eca
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