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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: Call for votes: KDE 2.0 mascot!
From:       Matthias Elter <me () alpha ! tat ! physik ! uni-tuebingen ! de>
Date:       1999-04-23 21:44:53
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On Sat, 24 Apr 1999, Andreas Pour wrote:
> > > Anyway, I think he may be a bit too cute to be professional (better for a
> > > kid's toy than a marketing thing -- I'm afraid it will be fodder for those
> > > who say open source stuff is not serious, but is a plaything).
> >
> > Doesn't Tux, the Linux penguin look very cute, too.
> 
> Not as cute as the dragon, and I think for marketing purposes Tux is too cute
> already.  In short, I don't think Tux is a great logo and would not use him for
> comparisons.
>
> > Does this imply Linux is unprofessional?
> 
> To some people, yes!  And subconsciously for many more people, yes!  Not to say
> that these implications can't be overcome, but I think it is better not to have
> them at all.

I agree, Tux looks to cute for a _logo_. A logo needs to look simpler, more
professional. But still, the dragon is no logo but a _mascot_. The KDE logo
looks very clean and professional but I see no problem with the mascot
looking cute. But this is just _my_ opinion. Thats the reason why the proposal
was a call for votes.

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Matthias Elter <me@kde.org>
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