From owner-freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Feb 10 03:28:50 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 DEC5B16A4CE for ; Thu, 10 Feb 2005 03:28:50 +0000 (GMT) Received: from pittgoth.com (14.zlnp1.xdsl.nauticom.net [209.195.149.111]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5E76D43D1F for ; Thu, 10 Feb 2005 03:28:50 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from trhodes@FreeBSD.org) Received: from mobile.pittgoth.com (ip68-230-188-82.dc.dc.cox.net [68.230.188.82]) (authenticated bits=0) by pittgoth.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id j1A3SmKw028886 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NOT); Wed, 9 Feb 2005 22:28:49 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from trhodes@FreeBSD.org) Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2005 22:28:50 -0500 From: Tom Rhodes To: Erich Dollansky Message-ID: <20050209222850.0b94abad@mobile.pittgoth.com> In-Reply-To: <420ACD5E.3030708@pacific.net.sg> References: <200502091349.00708.algould@datawok.com> <420ACD5E.3030708@pacific.net.sg> X-Mailer: Sylpheed-Claws 1.0.0 (GTK+ 1.2.10; i386-portbld-freebsd6.0) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit cc: freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.org 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 03:28:51 -0000 On Thu, 10 Feb 2005 10:56:31 +0800 Erich Dollansky wrote: > Hi, > > this all sounds like a very stupid idea to me. Thanks! > > This also sounds like the effort in the EU banning the swastika not > seeing that some two billion people using it as a religious symbol. Your conspiracy is over there -------> > > I never ever heard that a company has chosen a product because of its logo. I have. Can I put my hand up and vote now? > > Do you believe that Windows is this successful because of its logo? No. But the blue screens and hundreds of issues in the knowledge base doesn't seem to hurt them much either. I hear all of this "Stupid idea because of this this" and "cry and whine because of that" How does the *logo* (note, two dictionaries consider logo and mascot different) being added hurt you? I mean, other than somehow forcing you to take a few moments to craft an email; me as well. This will also make it much easier to make clothing items which can be sold to the general public, it also offers choice. So many complain that MS limits choice, aren't we doing that now? We still need Kirks permission IIRC, to print designs with Beastie on them. Don't you think this may push advocacy, why hinder that movement in any way? I think this is the last I'll say about the matter though. -- Tom Rhodes