Gnome Splashes Remakes

[Adam Weinberger]

Fernan Aguero wrote:
> ii) beastie may (or may not) be replaced in the near future.
> There was a logo contest (submission now closed, we are all
> waiting for the results) to come up with a new FreeBSD logo.
> Reasons for the change were made clear on the announcement
> of the contest: http://logo-contest.freebsd.org/ 
> 
> So FreeBSD may in the future have a new beastie, or some
> stylized representation of it, or a new logo without
> beastie ... I'm anxious to see the results!

Guh! No, this is wrong. Beastie is a mascot, not a logo.

Java logo: http://www.futura-sciences.com/img/java_logo.gif
Java mascot: http://twiki.aquecorp.com/pub/Tech/WebHome/DukeThumbsUp.jpg

McDonald's logo: http://mcdonalds.com/images/global_splash/arch.jpg
McDonald's mascot: http://www.lori.ri.gov/srp/pr/photos/ron.jpg

Beastie is not going anywhere. Beastie is a PITA to put on letterheads, 
shirts, etc. He's hard to draw and large. He makes a great mascot, but a 
poor logo. Nothing is replacing Beastie. We don't use him as a logo, so 
he's not being replaced in any way.

# Adam


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