From: eric@tantalus.nrl.navy.mil (Eric Youngdale) Subject: Re: Linux Mascott/Logo Date: Tue, 13 Apr 1993 00:00:57 GMT
>Dave@usppc.abb.com writes:
>What could be more appropriate than the aurora borealis. Much of the rest
>of the world associates the northern lights with Scandinavia. A silhouetted
>northern landscape and Linux logo, perhaps a fjord with some pine trees
>might be appropriate.
I always thought of it as a Canadian phenonemon myself :-). I have
seen the borealis in central Minnesota (Minneapolis is right at 45 degrees
lattitude, which in Europe runs through the Mediteranian, just south of Venice
Italy), so I suppose that it was an unusual evening. But I digress...
I have no problem with the borealis in a logo, but I would guess that
most people would need it explained to them. Even though it would be nice to
have something with a Finnish motif to honor the Finnish origins, Linux is such
a worldwide phenomenon that something more general might be appropriate (and
probably easier to come up with). Actually, I am quite satisfied with the
original inverted triangle logo.
-Eric
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