Re: Idea of a Debian Mascot [Was: FW: Bits from the DPL: FTP assistants, marketing team, init scripts, elections]

[Chris Bannister <mockingbird@earthlight.co.nz>]

On Thu, Feb 28, 2008 at 02:26:26AM +0000, Peter Tynan wrote:
> On 28/02/2008, Andrew Sackville-West <andrew@farwestbilliards.com> wrote:
> > On Tue, Feb 26, 2008 at 09:41:24PM +0200, Andrei Popescu wrote:
> >  > This message was posted by Sam Hocevar (current Debian Project Leader)
> >
> > ...
> >
> > >
> >  >    I also would like to spend some Debian money on a contest, similar to
> >  > the FreeBSD logo contest [2], to create a friendly mascot for the Debian
> >  > project (in a similar way to the Linux penguin or the GNU gnu) that we
> >  > can use where the logo is not enough. More on this in a few days.
> >
> >
> > I have to say, there is nothing friendly about that damn gnu. And that
> >  statement is in no way a reflection on my views of GNU or it's
> >  projects. Just that if we're gonna have a mascot, I lean more towards
> >  the penguin/snarky-devil side of the debate than the smelly ruminant
> >  side.
> >
> >  :)
> >
> >
> >  A
> 
> My vote goes for a soft cuddly bunny rabbit (pref ably called Huggles)
> 
> :)

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Chris.
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