Re: Best of the logo *ideas* so far
Marcus Brinkmann wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 18, 1999 at 01:18:45PM -0800, Jonathan Walther wrote:
> > 2: Silhouette of a GNU. Love that too! It shrieks "svelte"
> > and "classy". Thats how I've always wanted people to envision Debian
> > anyways :> What possible objection could there be? We are a GNU project,
> > and have more right than anyone save FSF themselves to use it.
>
> We are *not* a GNU project. Our relationship to the FSF is cooperative and
Which is why I don't want to use a gnu as a logo.
> closer then any time before the last years (we hae been a GNU project once).
Which was the best logo Debian ever had btw. There is a good reason I placed
my Debian 1.1 cd cover in my bookshelf above the monitor btw.
> But still, Debian is under the umbrella of SPI, not FSF.
Which dosn't have a logo either...
> We *can't* use the GNU because we would have a hard time trademarking it.
> Please accept that.
>
> > 3: Lighthouse with a beacon shining. Great idea! Implies rock solid
> > stability in a lashing sea of instability. Also implies we're giving a
> > helping hand. A very friendly image IMHO.
>
> Somehow I feel that this is already taken. I just don't remember where.
>
> > Especially 2, if done by a competent artist.
>
> We don't need artists, we need designers (not that design is no art, and
> artists can't design. My point is that we need more Liechtenstein and less
> van Gogh).
Although I don't know Liechtenstein, I guess this reflects my problem I have
with the GIMP contest for a logo.
Regards,
Joey
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