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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: Call for votes: KDE 2.0 mascot!
From:       Mats Loman <lom () wombat ! ludvika ! se>
Date:       1999-04-24 9:39:15
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On Fri, 23 Apr 1999, Matthias Elter wrote:

> Hello all
> 
> Some of you already know it, a friend of mine was "secretly" working on a KDE
> 2.0 mascot for some time. The first "stable" ;-) version has been completed
> today and you can find 4 images here:
> 
> ftp://upload.kde.org/pub/kde/unstable/icons/dragon1.jpg
> ftp://upload.kde.org/pub/kde/unstable/icons/dragon2.jpg
> ftp://upload.kde.org/pub/kde/unstable/icons/dragon3.jpg
> ftp://upload.kde.org/pub/kde/unstable/icons/dragon4.jpg
> 
> It's a cute (yet unnamed) dragon. The idea was to create a animated
> assistant for the KDE Help Center but the result is so amazing that many people
> told me it would be nice for a KDE 2.0 mascot in general.
> 
> Please note that this is no replacement for the KDE logo! The KDE logo IMHO is
> perfect, it looks very professional. The goal of the mascot is to add a more
> human touch.
> 
> The native format of the 3D model is .3DS but it can be converted to most
> other 3D formats. Stefan (the artist) is currently working on a
> mascot-sdk ;-) containing the 3DS source and 2D images of all kinds. If you
> have art/format related questions please directly contact Stefan
> (spa@planetquake.com).
> 
> Please let me know if you would like to see the dragon become the official KDE
> 2.0 mascot and please send in naming suggestion.
> 
> Greetings,
> Matthias
> 
Well this looks just great!
The dragon gets my vote!

//Mats Loman

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