New GCC logotype development. (Was:Re: New GCC logotypeversion 1.6 (Sorry, I forgot to attach the image).)

[Vladius]

Aaron W. LaFramboise wrote:

>Vladius wrote:
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>>>>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.
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>>>  I will do like You say, thank You.
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>>    I didn't success to find any webmaster contacts. Does anyone know 
>>how can I contact him?
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>While those involved with GCC may have grown attached to the current
>logo, it is quite likely that there are many other GNU projects that
>don't have a logo at all.  Due to the nature of your design so far, it
>could apply to pretty much any GNU software.  Someone at the FSF might
>know about a project looking for a logo.  Even if you're attached to
>compilers, note that GCC isn't the only GNU compiler.  There is also
>bison, and I'm sure others.
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    Can You help me with it? I don't know anybody. It would be nice if 
someone accept this image as its project logo, if GCC ignores it.

>GCC has never been very good at marketting itself.  Its my perception
>that most people who know about GCC, don't.  But the community appears
>to consider this "someone elses problem," or not a problem at all.  But
>I think it is; Just yesterday a professor of mine implied in class that
>a competing commercial compiler is generally better than GCC, which
>anyone readily familiar with both compilers knows is entirely contrary
>to fact.
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    Yes =( .Seems You are right. Didn't hear many ideas from this ML. =(