[XCSSA] Logo changes.. for the Stallman Lecture

X-otic Computer Systems of San Antonio xcssa at xcssa.org
Tue Apr 14 22:39:02 CDT 2009


X-otic Computer Systems of San Antonio wrote:
> X-otic Computer Systems of San Antonio wrote:
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>> FYI guys.. 
>> Stallman was "upset" that our new logo has Tux, the BSD Daemon, and not the 
>> GNU beast:
>> 	http://xcssa.org/pics/XCSSA-logo_name-only_solder-dremel_500X200-alpha.png
>>
>> I told him that we can't modify our shirts, but that I would modify the logo 
>> that they're plastering on the backs of our "reserved for XCSSA.ORG seats". 
>> So here it is:
>> 	
>> http://xcssa.org/pics/XCSSA-logo_name-only_solder-dremel+GNU_500X200-alpha.png
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>> Or at least the first draft... 
>>
>> Anyway.. he'll be riding back in the minivan with us from the lecture to SAC.. 
>> so someone (other than me) please feel free to ask him why we should change 
>> our logo long term.. I would love to hear what you all think about it his 
>> request.
>>
>> Tweeks 
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> Stallman is a great thinker and due a great amount of respect for his 
> vision, but he's lost the marketing war. There's no way he's going to 
> disjoin all the GNU parts from the Linux kernel in the minds of all the 
> people who were introduced to the whole as 'Linux'.
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> If he wants to get everyone's attention and have them start talking 
> about the GNU operating system perhaps he should sit right down and 
> write a better kernel that results in a better OS.
>
> Matt (not Firestorm) Grooms
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Maybe he could call it the HERD.

Steve



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