From owner-freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Feb 10 17:45:17 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3842516A4CF for ; Thu, 10 Feb 2005 17:45:17 +0000 (GMT) Received: from ns1.byd.ca (ns1.byd.ca [65.39.131.104]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 8802543D49 for ; Thu, 10 Feb 2005 17:45:16 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from freebsd@activeeffects.com) Received: (qmail 57281 invoked from network); 10 Feb 2005 17:44:45 -0000 Received: from cpe0000cd061f26-cm400026180624.cpe.net.cable.rogers.com (HELO ?192.168.11.2?) (24.103.21.15) by 0 with SMTP; 10 Feb 2005 17:44:45 -0000 Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2005 12:41:56 -0500 (EST) From: Dave Wood X-X-Sender: dave@one.thequestion.net To: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <420B8BFC.4070303@tbc.net> Message-ID: <20050210114338.B30327@one.thequestion.net> References: <200502091349.00708.algould@datawok.com> <420ACD5E.3030708@pacific.net.sg> <1709665858.20050210101217@wanadoo.fr> <420B8BFC.4070303@tbc.net> X-Habeas-SWE-1: winter into spring X-Habeas-SWE-2: brightly anticipated X-Habeas-SWE-3: like Habeas SWE (tm) X-Habeas-SWE-4: Copyright 2002 Habeas (tm) X-Habeas-SWE-5: Sender Warranted Email (SWE) (tm). The sender of this X-Habeas-SWE-6: email in exchange for a license for this Habeas X-Habeas-SWE-7: warrant mark warrants that this is a Habeas Compliant X-Habeas-SWE-8: Message (HCM) and not spam. Please report use of this X-Habeas-SWE-9: mark in spam to . MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Subject: Re: Logo Contest X-BeenThere: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: FreeBSD Evangelism List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2005 17:45:17 -0000 > Someone with artistic skill needs to make some stylized horns. That's a good idea. There are lots of ways to keep the spirit that exists while improving the image in the corporate world. Let me raise my hand in support of a new logo, while keeping Beastie as a mascot. I believe that the more people that use FreeBSD, the better it will become. More users = more support from hardware manufactures = easier installations = more users. And the first step is to present an image that corporations have no problem being connected with. I know that I always have a problem convincing PHB's to take the plunge and risk using FreeBSD over a Redmond OS. Everytime I say that FreeBSD will be better and cheaper, they roll their eyes. While Beastie doesn't hurt in this case, it doesn't help. If a new logo is created, that is then used more often (ie hardware makers putting it in the list of supported OS's), then it becomes easier to sell the OS to the PHB's who listen to hype over performance. It's a known fact that people judge books by the cover, despite the fact that everyone knows it's really what's inside that counts. Once the contest is offically launched, how do people feel about inviting a bunch of professional logo design companies to participate. The $500 prize won't convince them to partake, but the vast exposure almost certainly will. -- Dave Wood