Date: Thu, 3 Nov 2005 17:14:18 -0500 (EST) From: Jerry McAllister <jerrymc@clunix.cl.msu.edu> To: eighner@io.com (Lars Eighner) Cc: DAve <dave.list@pixelhammer.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> Subject: Re: New Logo Message-ID: <200511032214.jA3MEI6O000436@clunix.cl.msu.edu> In-Reply-To: <20051103152921.S33671@goodwill.io.com>
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> > On Thu, 3 Nov 2005, Kris Kennaway wrote: > > > I point out that removing beastie was not the point of the exercise > > (contrary to Ted's paranoid fantasies of a right-wing Christian > > fundamentalist cabal dictating policy to the core team). > > In point of fact, the "logo" idea started right here when > a right-wing Christian fundamentalist complain that people > at his church were worried about Beastie on their computers. > (I have that archived in case you are inclined to try to > deny it.) You must be a newbie. The logo argument has been going on for years. There have been suggestions about getting a new logo, both to thwart the religious bigots and to "be more professional" for a long time before that particular person worried about his/her church response. There have been good reasons and bad reasons argued and good ideas and bad ideas put forth for a long time. > These are exactly the same people who will support the > Department of Homeland Security when it decides that everyone > must use one the "approved" (i.e. big commercial) operating > systems because of 9-11. Some of them. And some are not. Your brush is so wide, it can't help but dripping back on yourself. ////jerry > > When you start caving to such people, there is no stopping. > > -- > Lars Eighner > eighner@io.com > http://www.larseighner.com/index.html > 8800 N IH35 APT 1191 AUSTIN TX 78753-5266
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