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Re: Debian Logo *Idea* Contest! (Delay for painting contest required)



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> There DOES exist, however, an animal called a Gnu--I always thought
> GNU/Hurd was actually a pun on that idea: so why not do the simple task
> and use a gnu head for the icon?

Because the head of the gnu already is the logo the FSF uses most of the
time (http://www.gnu.org/).  The gnu is the FSF mascotte.  Debian is not
identical to the FSF, so it needs a different logo.  If there is going to
be a gnu in the logo, it should not be the main object.

HTH,
Eric

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