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>>> Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2014 09:03:10 -0500
>>> From: mutantturkey@...
>>> To: trinity-devel@...
>>> Subject: Re: [trinity-devel] New mascot for TDE, or no?
>>>
>>> hummingbird is also already employed by dillo as a mascot. of course
>>> for being 'light and fast'
>>>
>>> On 22 December 2014 at 08:39, E. Liddell <ejlddll@...>
>>> wrote:
>>> > On Sun, 21 Dec 2014 20:39:37 -0600
>>> > "Timothy Pearson" <kb9vqf@...> wrote:
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>>> >> > Hi,
>>> >> >
>>> >> > Some months ago, a discussion about finding a new mascot for TDE
>>> has bee
>>> >> > going on. Recently, I bought an HP 620lx palmtop (er, Handheld PC,
>>> for
>>> >> > non-Psion users) and I installed Jornada Linux Mobility Edition,
>>> available
>>> >> > at jlime.com
>>> >> >
>>> >> > I thought that a modified version of their logo could be
>>> interesting as a
>>> >> > TDE mascot, but I am not sure about the legal aspect of it. Also,
>>> what is
>>> >> > you opinion on it? I made a quick mockup of what it could be.
>>> >> >
>>> >> > Have a great Christmas time!
>>> >> >
>>> >> > -Alexandre
>>> >>
>>> >> The basic idea is OK; as you said though I'm not sure of the legal
>>> >> implications as the penguin is universally associated with the Linux
>>> >> kernel.
>>> >
>>> > I don't that would be a particular problem, since there are lots
>>> > of distributions using penguin variations in their logos.
>>> >
>>> >> Taking the bird idea further, looking at this Wikipedia image I see
>>> a
>>> >> couple of birds that might be appropriate but I have no idea if they
>>> are
>>> >> already taken:
>>> >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bird#mediaviewer/File:Bird_Diversity_2013.png
>>> >>
>>> >> Birds that imply lightweight operation and speed, such as the
>>> hummingbird
>>> >> or various members of the swallow family would be my first choices.
>>> In
>>> >> line with TDE's professional image (at least that's what I aspire
>>> for
>>> TDE
>>> >> to be...) something that could be used and easily recognized in
>>> >> businesslike vector art  (e.g. for logos and such) would also be
>>> >> preferred.
>>> >
>>> > Hummingbirds don't have much stamina, which is not a connotation I'm
>>> > sure we want, but the swallows have definite possibilities.  Some of
>>> them
>>> > have very nice plumage, too.
>>> >
>>> > I'd be kind of tempted by the Welcome Swallow just because of its
>>> name.
>>> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welcome_swallow Not a bad-looking bird
>>> > either, although it isn't as flashy as, say, the Lesser Striped
>>> Swallow.
>>> >
>>> > E. Liddell
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Personnally, I'm not sure about these kinds of birds of prey.
>> In french, we call it ''rapace'', which has an extremely bad
>> connotation.
>> Is there a specific reason why it should be a bird?
>> On kde.org, I can find the source blender file for Konqui, but I don't
>> know much at all on how to use Blender...
>>
>> -Alexandre
>
> Thank you for the info; I had no idea as there is no such connotation in
> English!  Dragons don't exactly have a good reputation in English though,
> and crows even less so unfortunately.
>
> No, there is no hard and fast reason for the mascot having to be a bird;
> my thoughts were just that we already have a big flightless bird as the
> Linux logo, and birds are lightweight and fast.
>
> Tim
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How about something in the heron family?
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Heron_tricol_01.JPG

It's a distinctive, intelligent bird with no negative connotations that I
am aware of for English speakers, and is pleasing to my eye (need more
feedback here though!).

Tim
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