On Mon, 22 Dec 2014 14:51:48 -0600 "Timothy Pearson" <kb9vqf@...> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA224 > > > > > > >> 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: > >> > > >> >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > >> >> Hash: SHA224 > >> >> > >> >> > 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. We could pick another mythical beastie--gryphon? Salamander ("blazingly fast")? Pegasus (flies and carries loads->fast and can support your business)? Heraldic antelope (well, okay, I'm not really serious about that one)? A phoenix might be appropriate ("rising from the ashes of KDE3"), but we'd have to be careful to avoid treading on the toes of the old Firefox logo (from the days before they got into a trademark dispute with Firebird and had to change their name). E. Liddell
