FYI: ndeloof points out http://raven.rubyforge.org/
So I think any logo with a raven in it is well and truly dead in the water On 14 January 2014 10:37, Stephen Connolly <stephen.alan.conno...@gmail.com>wrote: > My wife had a suggestion... why not make the M in maven out of two tee > pees... linking in with the Apache theme... > > So I present > > maven-19: > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/download/attachments/38569278/maven-19.png?version=1&modificationDate=1389695638903&api=v2 > > and finding a use for the feather > > maven-20: > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/download/attachments/38569278/maven-20.png?version=1&modificationDate=1389695654233&api=v2 > > > On 14 January 2014 10:35, Stephen Connolly < > stephen.alan.conno...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> As a homage to Roy's wife, may I present >> >> maven-18: >> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/download/attachments/38569278/maven-18.png?version=1&modificationDate=1389695623134&api=v2 >> >> >> On 13 January 2014 15:36, Lyons, Roy <roy.ly...@cmegroup.com> wrote: >> >>> I asked my wife on the drive to the train today what animal she thinks >>> fits Maven. Her response made me chuckle. >>> >>> Without hesitation, she said "Honey Badger" >>> >>> When I asked why, she said that Honey Badgers are part of nature and >>> generally do their thing nicely -- but if you piss it off, things will >>> get >>> really really bad... She said she had the same experience with Maven. >>> It >>> works nicely, but if you try to do something really non-standard, you >>> will >>> feel its wrath :) >>> >>> Heh. >>> >>> Anyhow, I thought it was funny enough to share - not really a serious >>> consideration to make a Honey Badger our mascot. >>> >>> On 1/10/14 1:20 AM, "Kristian Rosenvold" <kristian.rosenv...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>> >I think the association-work around what maven /is/ is a great way to >>> >approach a logo contest elsewhere. I have worked with some great graphic >>> >designers in my time, and the kind input the good ones want are >>> typically >>> >related around your thoughts/feelings around the product rather than >>> which >>> >particular animal you prefer, which is a bit of a secondary kind of >>> input >>> >along with all different kinds of other constraints/ideas (the boss >>> >prefers >>> >blue). >>> > >>> >When I first encountered maven I had come to the realization that all my >>> >ant projects were basically the same, and that there was no reason for >>> >customizing >>> >what was basically a standard process. So maven gives me associations >>> to a >>> >mass-production line at a factory, rather than a tailor making >>> individual >>> >processes. Furthermore, the lifecycle amplifies the idea of a >>> >conveyor-belt >>> >mass-production line; all parts move through the same conveyor belt >>> >process, stopping at >>> >individual stages to get work done. I would almost be willing to think >>> of >>> >a >>> >waterfall (Uh-oh...) >>> > >>> >So it would appear to me that I'm not thinking of an animal at all ! >>> > >>> >Kristian >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> >2014/1/9 Mark H. Wood <mw...@iupui.edu> >>> > >>> >> On Thu, Jan 09, 2014 at 09:32:54AM -0600, Curtis Rueden wrote: >>> >> > All of the logos are OK, but none of them really symbolize anything >>> in >>> >> > particular about Maven. IMO the best logos encapsulate the purpose >>> of >>> >>the >>> >> > project somehow, either overtly, covertly or both. >>> >> >>> >> Good point. I was associating with the name "Maven", looking for a >>> >> symbol of in-depth understanding of a specialized field. >>> >> >>> >> http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/maven >>> >> >>> >> So, what does Maven do? It passes unique source and object code >>> >> inputs through a standardized process, guided by an expression of the >>> >> relationships among those inputs, to assemble a well-specified >>> >> configuration of runnable code. What does that look like? >>> >> >>> >> -- >>> >> Mark H. Wood, Lead System Programmer mw...@iupui.edu >>> >> Machines should not be friendly. Machines should be obedient. >>> >> >>> >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@maven.apache.org >>> For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@maven.apache.org >>> >>> >> >
