From owner-freebsd-advocacy Wed Apr 21 6:53: 3 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org Received: from xwin.nmhtech.com (xwin.nmhtech.com [208.138.46.10]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 726CA1536D for ; Wed, 21 Apr 1999 06:53:01 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from nicole@xwin.nmhtech.com) Received: by xwin.nmhtech.com (Postfix, from userid 1001) id F2E392EE1A; Wed, 21 Apr 1999 06:50:32 -0700 (PDT) Content-Length: 2496 Message-ID: X-Mailer: XFMail 1.2 [p0] on FreeBSD X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <371CC4D7.3F4853FB@uswest.net> Date: Wed, 21 Apr 1999 06:50:32 -0700 (PDT) From: Nicole Harrington To: Darren Pilgrim Subject: Re: Yield to FreeBSD Cc: advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG, Dean Lombardo , Chris Coleman Sender: owner-freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On 20-Apr-99 My Secret Spies Reported That Darren Pilgrim wrote: > Chris Coleman wrote: >>=20 >> Ok, we will work on it. It's hard to find the line between 'cute', >> 'cool', and appearing 'evil'. He appears different to everybody. >> But we are trying for cute and/or cool. >=20 > As a newbie, long-time computer user, and one who is always speaking > to both newcomers and old timers, I can tell you that the "trademark" > Chuck image is well accepted and rather eye-catching. Whenever > someone asks me what the "cute little devil icon" is, it's a chance > for me to advocate FreeBSD and hopefully bring another into our ranks. >=20 > Just the other day, I was in the process of an upgrade had my 2.2.7 > CDs sitting next to my 3.1 CDs and a friend asked me about them. > After I explained what FreeBSD was, he looked at each image then said, > "The 2.2.7 guy looks cool. Like one of those harmless-looking little > dudes that'll kick your ass in a fight. But what's with the 3.1 dude? > He looks goofy or something." JFR, I've always thought of FreeBSD as > one of the little guys that can match or beat you no matter what you > try. >=20 I have to agree with him. It's like "New Coke." Remember how well that wen= t over! Bring back the Classic Daemon! A symbol of Power, not of a party life= ! Are we trying to make him look cute and happy to "keep up" with the pengui= n? We are inovators. We should chase no one. Nicole > --=20 > I > don't > like > four > lines! >=20 >=20 > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message |\ __ /| (`\ =20 | o_o |__ ) ) =20 // \\ =20 nicole@nmhtech.com | http://www.webweaver.net/ webmistress@dangermouse.org | http://www.dangermouse.org -------------------------(((---(((----------------------- =20 - Powered by Coka Cola and FreeBSD - - Stong enough for a man - But made for a Woman - =20 - I'm not ADD - I'm just Multithreaded - - Microsoft: What bug would you like today? - ---------------------------------------------------------- SYSADMIN(1) Sysadmin is the keeper of all things computer, is generally harangued, must= be=20 supplied with caffeine, chocolate, and sushi in order to function=20 properly,=20 cannot be exposed to direct sunlight, and must not be allowed to have a lif= e. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message