Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2005 16:29:23 -0500 From: Garance A Drosihn <drosih@rpi.edu> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: Anthony Atkielski <atkielski.anthony@wanadoo.fr> Subject: Re: Logo Contest Message-ID: <p0620070cbe3180b2e3b7@[128.113.24.47]> In-Reply-To: <535601999.20050210213743@wanadoo.fr> References: <200502091349.00708.algould@datawok.com> <1709665858.20050210101217@wanadoo.fr> <20050210114338.B30327@one.thequestion.net> <299713472.20050210210055@wanadoo.fr> <1108067044.658.12.camel@hatter.wonderland.dn> <535601999.20050210213743@wanadoo.fr>
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At 9:37 PM +0100 2/10/05, Anthony Atkielski wrote: >Julio Capote writes: > > > Untrue, I know a NUMBER of emerging graphic artists, who would > > kill for this kind of exposure, and are much better than any > > commercialized firm I've seen. > >If they are so good, why would they kill for this kind of exposure? You've never heard of a startup firm? Perhaps a startup made of recent college graduates? They might not "kill" for the chance, but if they do have some spare time they might find this an attractive project to spend some time on. >The world of commercial art is no exception to the rule that you >get what you pay for. Uh, the same could be said for programming. So why are you using an open-source operating system which is largely supported by people who are NOT paid to work on it? And who give it away for Free? >Good graphic art is worth paying for; for a >price of zero dollars, you'll get zero quality. Exceptions are >very, very rare, and cannot be depended on. And an amateurish >logo would be quite a liability. Technically this is not for zero dollars. There is a monetary prize involved for the winner, as well as the exposure. And even if the project does not pick your logo, I believe your logo will still be seen by others, and someone *else* might think "Hey, that person has some talent!" Listen, if all we come up with is crappy logo submissions, then we won't actually switch to any new logo. We're just trying to see what people *can* come up with, and maybe reward them a little bit for making the effort. -- Garance Alistair Drosehn = gad@gilead.netel.rpi.edu Senior Systems Programmer or gad@freebsd.org Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute or drosih@rpi.edu
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