From: ruhtra@turing.toronto.edu (Arthur Tateishi) Subject: Re: Linux Mascott/Logo Date: 13 Apr 1993 01:18:48 GMT
In article <C5EApM.BG1@ra.nrl.navy.mil> eric@tantalus.nrl.navy.mil (Eric Youngdale) writes:
>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).
I don't mind the inverted triangle for the logo because it is simple and
will probably turn out ok in monochrome on a t-shirt :-).
If people want a complicated logo (an oxymoron? logos should be simple
and abstract, no?) then how about a map/globe of the Earth with Finland
centred? Hmm. Maybe this would be better for a full-screen image for
fancy boot-up screens to appease people who like the title screens for
OS/2 and Windows. The again, Linux boots too fast to require such a screen.
arthur
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