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Date:      Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:19:03 +0200
From:      Manolis Kiagias <sonic2000gr@gmail.com>
To:        DS@praxisvermittlung24.de
Cc:        doc@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: Add a Splash Screen Section to the Handbook?
Message-ID:  <49259C07.4030700@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <4925987F.2020300@praxisvermittlung24.de>
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Daniel Seuffert wrote:
>
>>> Wouldn't it be nice to have some FreeBSD specific splash screens in
>>> the artwork section or elsewhere and you mention it in your section?
>>
>> Artwork section?  Do you mean creating an artwork section?
>
> No, not necessarily. We have
>
> http://www.freebsd.org/art.html
>
> Imho we should have "official" FreeBSD splashs there too in any form.
> It's some sort of marketing and imho there should
> be at least three of them available.

This is a nice idea actually, and I don't think anyone would object. 
That's the purpose of the artwork section. We would need some original
work though. There are some FreeBSD splash screens floating around the
Net, but we really need new stuff.

>
> Imagine both FreeBSD distributions (PC-BSD and DesktopBSD) have their
> specific boot splashs enabled by default because
> most desktop users want it.
>
> Disclaimer: I'm NOT propagating shipping FreeBSD with a default splash!
>
>>> Maybe it would be good idea to ask on advocacy for proposals?
>>
>> Do you mean the freebsd-advocacy mailing list?  What kind of proposals?
>
> Yes, I mean't freebsd-advocacy.  If we want to ease using splashs why
> don't we ask our users providing some examples?
> Or even write a news announcing an "splash contest"?
>

freebsd-advocacy would be a good place to ask people for artwork. Though
the list is rather low volume, and it may go unnoticed. Another idea
would be a post in the new forums.freebsd.org, where it will be seen by
lots of (real world) users.  I am quite certain you will find more
people with artistic talents there, than these lists. (Technology
oriented people can rarely draw a straight line ;) )



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