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rafo Apprentice
Joined: 18 Nov 2003 Posts: 161 Location: Sollentuna, Sweden
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Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2006 10:17 pm Post subject: |
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My perception is that Gentoo has a logo already, and that is the machined-metal "g". You will find it many places if you browse around gentoo.org.
The cow, and the little story, occurs in the "about" page only? And I, having grown up with Swedish, probably don't get the pun or whatever--is there a joke in calling a cow Larry?
So, my feeling is, drop the cow and drop the UFO; one logo is enough. Less is more. |
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aidy l33t
Joined: 07 Apr 2005 Posts: 915
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Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2006 10:56 pm Post subject: |
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don't you have cows/bulls in swedish?
cows are female and bulls male |
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valkyrite Apprentice
Joined: 19 Sep 2002 Posts: 241
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Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2006 2:03 am Post subject: |
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Isn't Larry supposed to be the name of a MALE. Cow is a female.
"Larry the cow" seems a bit peculiar to me. |
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aidy l33t
Joined: 07 Apr 2005 Posts: 915
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Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2006 2:12 am Post subject: |
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yezzzzzz
that's the joke |
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J3N7iL Apprentice
Joined: 24 Sep 2005 Posts: 169 Location: Chicago
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Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2006 4:21 am Post subject: |
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I think we have the right idea here, tipped cows maybe a good call, even a dead one. Kinda like the good ol' CDC logo.
(Cult of the dead Cow for you noobs)
Maybe one with a Metal "G" stuck up it's arse.
Any way we can get this thred reviewed by the Gentoo guys?
Larry the transvestite cow = bad idea.
Dead Larry the bull = +1 on the scale. _________________ For Sale: Parachute. Only used once, never opened, small stain. |
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omp Retired Dev
Joined: 10 Sep 2005 Posts: 1018 Location: Glendale, California
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Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2006 4:28 am Post subject: |
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tiwaris wrote: | Isn't Larry supposed to be the name of a MALE. Cow is a female. |
There is a bug about that in the bug tracker. _________________ meow. |
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runningwithscissors Guru
Joined: 21 Apr 2006 Posts: 454 Location: the third world
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Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2006 5:57 am Post subject: |
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Maybe my mind is just corrupted or something, but that metal 'g' always looks like a cartoon penis to me. |
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rafo Apprentice
Joined: 18 Nov 2003 Posts: 161 Location: Sollentuna, Sweden
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Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2006 8:46 am Post subject: |
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Let's try another viewpoint. Assume that the logo is the tiny icon that appears at the left end of the URL field when you browse to the home page of the product/company/organization/whatever. After browsing around a little I found
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redhat.com hat
suse.com letter "N"
dell.com tilted "E"
gnu.org gnu
mozilla.org dinosaur
mysql.org dolphin
debian.org spiral
netbsd.org flag
mandriva.com star
tux.org tux
tucows.com cow
gentoo.org styled "g"
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As you can see, the cow logo is already taken. And so is the penguin...
Then I would have expected to find the car company logos on respective homepages. Not so! I checked Mercedes, Toyota, Volvo, Volkswagen - no logo!
Even in the software domain many players have missed the opportunity. There is no logo for apache.org, java.sun.com, apple.com, microsoft.com, netscape.com.
And what about the publishing domain? Penguin.com - no logo! |
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araw1 n00b
Joined: 28 Aug 2005 Posts: 3 Location: /Earth/Asia/Philippines/
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Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2006 12:44 pm Post subject: |
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so it is supposed to be "Larry the Bull".....
here, "Bull" word isnt familiar..... and we used "COW" instead for both male and female.... (male Cow, female Cow )
so if we used "Larry the Cow", its means Larry is Gay.... (*I hate Gays....)
sorry, if I said something wrong.... |
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enderandrew l33t
Joined: 25 Oct 2005 Posts: 731
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Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2006 12:55 pm Post subject: |
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Instead of aruging why the mascot doesn't work, why doesn't suggest a mascot that better represents what Gentoo stands for?
I say we keep the existing "G" logo and throw a big ricer-fin-spoiler on the top, and a racing stripe!
*ducks*
KDE - Dragon
OSX - Jaguar/Tiger
BSD - Daemon
SUSE - Lizard
GNU - GNU/Wildebeest
Personally, if we want to stick with something cute (along the lines of a cow and/or penguin) I'd suggest a ferret. Ferrets are amazing cute, and pretty damned cool.
If you want something that would command more respect, I nominate a lion mascot.
Thoughts, suggestions? _________________ Nihilism makes me smile. |
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w00dst0ck n00b
Joined: 26 Nov 2004 Posts: 24 Location: Toronto / Canada
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Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2006 1:33 pm Post subject: |
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I think the cow is slick, but I honestly also never understood it. One thing I do like about it is that it's different, fun and honestly feels more outgoing than the usual stiff corp logos.
Just my 2cents. _________________ -- w00dst0ck |
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R.Smith Tux's lil' helper
Joined: 20 Nov 2005 Posts: 131 Location: Caerdydd, Cymru.
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Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2006 2:58 pm Post subject: |
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Given Linux and Gentoo's modular design, I suggest our mascot be something that can be assembled. Perhaps a 'cute', sexless robot/droid, or something. We could call it "Gen #2" or "Gen 2" (as in it's the 2nd generation model). |
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enderandrew l33t
Joined: 25 Oct 2005 Posts: 731
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Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2006 3:03 pm Post subject: |
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I wonder if we could get R Stevens to draw up a robot logo suggestion?
http://www.dieselsweeties.com/
I love his pixel-art. Even better, a decent pixel image could be represented well even in ASCII.
Then again, I always said, if you ASCII a stupid question, you get a stupid ANSI. _________________ Nihilism makes me smile. |
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Etal Veteran
Joined: 15 Jul 2005 Posts: 1931
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Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2006 5:25 pm Post subject: |
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Why is everyone bashing poor Larry? He's not even found in too many places.
Gentoo has another mascot, Knurt the flying saucer, who's on the gentoo's homepage, and is the "hourglass" in the gentoo mouse cursor theme!
BTW, does anyone know if those penguins on the homepage have a name? _________________ “And even in authoritarian countries, information networks are helping people discover new facts and making governments more accountable.”– Hillary Clinton, Jan. 21, 2010 |
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DNAspark99 Guru
Joined: 03 Sep 2004 Posts: 321
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Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2006 5:35 pm Post subject: |
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Glad I'm not the only one who looks at larry and thinks 'this distro rocks, too bad the mascot sucks'.
Perhaps a contest for alternative logo concepts is needed? |
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beatryder Veteran
Joined: 08 Apr 2005 Posts: 1138
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Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2006 8:34 pm Post subject: |
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enderandrew wrote: |
Then again, I always said, if you ASCII a stupid question, you get a stupid ANSI. |
I am sitting here reading this thread and I came across this ^^^^ I almost spat my lunch on my keyboard. I LOL'd SO hard! Then I had to ask WHY?!?!
I agree, the cow is kind of strange, but its not bad... its not good either but its not bad _________________ Dont make it idiot proof, make it work.
Neucode.org
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J3N7iL Apprentice
Joined: 24 Sep 2005 Posts: 169 Location: Chicago
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Posted: Sat Jun 24, 2006 2:49 am Post subject: |
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Im glad I could provide a few lunch hour laughs, hope your keyboard does'nt have sliced turky stuck in it.
And for enderandrew
I did provide an alternative, a huge as turbo jet acme style rocket strapped to the ass of a gentoo penguine.
It total sticks with what Gentoo has achived. Super fast Linux.
Makes sence to me. _________________ For Sale: Parachute. Only used once, never opened, small stain. |
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enderandrew l33t
Joined: 25 Oct 2005 Posts: 731
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Posted: Sat Jun 24, 2006 3:15 am Post subject: |
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I think the devs are constantly fighting the "Ricer" image, so I doubt they'll support a jet-powered penguin logo, even if it is appropriate. _________________ Nihilism makes me smile. |
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pilla Bodhisattva
Joined: 07 Aug 2002 Posts: 7729 Location: Underworld
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Posted: Sat Jun 24, 2006 3:51 am Post subject: |
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Maybe a penguin eating rice from a bowl? _________________ "I'm just very selective about the reality I choose to accept." -- Calvin |
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<3 Veteran
Joined: 21 Oct 2004 Posts: 1081
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Posted: Sat Jun 24, 2006 5:54 am Post subject: |
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that pengiun strapped to a rocket idea is horrible. |
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enderandrew l33t
Joined: 25 Oct 2005 Posts: 731
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Posted: Sat Jun 24, 2006 8:11 am Post subject: |
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enderandrew wrote: | Instead of aruging why the mascot doesn't work, why doesn't suggest a mascot that better represents what Gentoo stands for?
Personally, if we want to stick with something cute (along the lines of a cow and/or penguin) I'd suggest a ferret. Ferrets are amazing cute, and pretty damned cool.
If you want something that would command more respect, I nominate a lion mascot.
Thoughts, suggestions? |
What do people think of these suggestions? _________________ Nihilism makes me smile. |
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J3N7iL Apprentice
Joined: 24 Sep 2005 Posts: 169 Location: Chicago
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Posted: Sat Jun 24, 2006 9:07 am Post subject: |
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Here is a rough mock up.
acmegentoo.jpg _________________ For Sale: Parachute. Only used once, never opened, small stain. |
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rafo Apprentice
Joined: 18 Nov 2003 Posts: 161 Location: Sollentuna, Sweden
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Posted: Sat Jun 24, 2006 10:16 pm Post subject: |
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Hi enderandrew,
I am happy with the styled "g" logo. It stands out well on merchandise; check here: http://www.cafepress.com/officialgentoo/.
As for the cow story on the "about" page (http://www.gentoo.org/main/en/about.xml): I just don't see the connection between Linux distributions and a cow named Larry, so drop it, or if it is for some reason worth keeping: move it to some "Gentoo museum" page where it can be put in a context so that it makes sense to newcomers? |
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Jay Belanger n00b
Joined: 01 Feb 2004 Posts: 37
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Posted: Sun Jun 25, 2006 3:28 am Post subject: |
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Mooooooooo. |
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curtis119 Bodhisattva
Joined: 10 Mar 2003 Posts: 2160 Location: Toledo, Ohio,USA, North America, Earth, SOL System, Milky Way, The Universe, The Cosmos, and Beyond.
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Posted: Sun Jun 25, 2006 11:35 pm Post subject: |
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J3N7iL wrote: | I think we have the right idea here, tipped cows maybe a good call, even a dead one. Kinda like the good ol' CDC logo.
(Cult of the dead Cow for you noobs)
Maybe one with a Metal "G" stuck up it's arse.
Any way we can get this thred reviewed by the Gentoo guys?
Larry the transvestite cow = bad idea.
Dead Larry the bull = +1 on the scale. |
Larry isn't a transvestite, he's a transexual. Big difference my friend. _________________ Gentoo: it's like wiping your ass with silk. |
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