Re: New GCC logotype development. (Was:Re: New GCC logotypeversion1.6 (Sorry, I forgot to attach the image).)

[Vladius <boxforsr at inbox dot ru>]

Nick Ing-Simmons wrote:

> Vladius <boxforsr@inbox.ru> writes:
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> > Joe Buck wrote:
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> > > On Tue, Jan 11, 2005 at 03:50:54PM +0300, Vladius wrote:
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> > >      
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> > > >   Ehhhg, ehhgg... Then I do not want either. Don't understand me 
> > > > wrong, but this is not me who will distribute the picture. Mailing list 
> > > > is for development purposes only.
> > > >   
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> > > >        
> > > So you think that this list is appropriate to post every minor edit of
> > > your proposed logo, when no one has asked you to even do a logo?
> > >      
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> And a logo is _supposed_ to be stylized - making it more realistic
> is less logo-like.
>  
   Yes, I can understand that. But I think that the style is not 
mandatory now, since realistic picture can be converted to particular 
style more easily than non-realistic to realistic, Agree?

> > > Every image you send is going to thousands of subscribers, so you *are*
> > > distributing the pictures.  That's not efficient.
> > >
> > > Please stop posting images to this list.  The resource consumption and
> > > the space in the archives is excessive.  If you refuse to use a web site,
> > > then you'll need some other mechanism.
> > >
> > >
> > >      
> >    You should check out my last post - New GCC logo (EGCS) . I've 
> > told, that I'll no longer post minor releases. 
> >    
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> Don't post any releases at all.
>  
   hmm.

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> > You have to excuse me, 
> > since I didn't know wether I can attach pictures or not. I didn't think 
> > that 200KB are too much, sorry.
> >    
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> 200KB * 1000s of users - some of us pay our own money to read this 
> list perhaps via slow modems.
> If (as I have in the past) I was reading this in a hotel room via 
> 9600Baud Mobile-Phone-as-modem 200KB of off-topic would really anoy me.
>  
   Excuse me one more time, please =)

> >   Joe, I would like You to see it and say what You think about it. 
> > I've added an egg, like You like =)
> >    
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> The egg was a play on anglo pronouncing 'egcs' - so its time may have 
> past now. GCC might need a new logo 
>  
   Yes, but many people say that they want it to be there.

> BUT GCC TECHNICAL LIST IS NOT THE PLACE TO DISCUSS MARKETING IDEAS
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> Take it up with Webmaster of gcc.gnu.org and get them to direct you to 
> the appropriate forum GCC list is not it.
>  
   I will do like You say, thank You.