>>> Maybe puffins? [1] They are small, fast and can live in both sea and land. <<<
What a cute bird! It looks like a cartoon character! And an excellent suggestion. Thank you, Abdelatif! Abdelatif Guettouche <abdelatif.guettou...@gmail.com>, 19 Haz 2020 Cum, 14:16 tarihinde şunu yazdı: > > If you had to describe it with two or three words, which words > > would you choose? > > We can use the words (or rather, the properties) that define NuttX: > small footprint, determinism, standard compliance. > > > NuttX is a very international project. The sun never sets on NuttX > > developers. We are on every continent (except perhaps Antarctica). So if > > the mascot is an animal, I think we don't want something indigenous to > only > > one place. But I don't know what to suggest here... > > Maybe we should then consider an animal from Antarctica, or one that's > known to have a species there, to at least have a mascot from that > continent. > Maybe puffins? [1] They are small, fast and can live in both sea and land. > They also to some extent, and with some imagination, resemble little > penguins, which may also convey the "think tiny Linux" motto. > > 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puffin -- or with a better looking > front image: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_puffin > > > On Fri, Jun 19, 2020 at 10:19 AM Erdem MEYDANLI <emeyda...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > Thank you, Nathan. I appreciate your valuable comments. > > > > >>> > > Feel free to propose a logo anytime! > > <<< > > > > Since we have the support of a graphics expert (for a limited time), > plenty > > of logo alternatives can be created. Having discussions and getting more > > feedback are the keys. > > > > In the end, having a beautiful looking logo that depicts NuttX and its > > community is possible. But to achieve this, we need to hear more from the > > community. Otherwise, we, the two of us, try to come up with something > that > > possibly goes nowhere. > > > > >>> > > If we have a contest, it needs a deadline. > > <<< > > > > We call it a contest or not. A deadline (maybe not that strict) might > > motivate people to go into action. As you stated above, finding a team of > > volunteer judges is also crucial. Otherwise, my gut feeling tells me that > > everything stays the same. I am not saying that the current logo is bad, > > but NuttX deserves a better logo to increase the visibility of the > project. > > > > To the community: Anybody else wants to be a volunteer on these efforts? > > > > BR, > > Erdem > > > > Nathan Hartman <hartman.nat...@gmail.com>, 18 Haz 2020 Per, 15:23 > tarihinde > > şunu yazdı: > > > > > On Thu, Jun 18, 2020 at 7:43 AM Erdem MEYDANLI <emeyda...@gmail.com> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > I wanted to revive this discussion. As I stated before, I and a > friend of > > > > mine (a graphical artist.) will start working on this. But, > > > > > > > > - What's the deadline for this? (A deadline is a powerful force for > > > > motivation.) > > > > > > > > > Feel free to propose a logo anytime! > > > > > > Previously there was a discussion about having some sort of logo > contest. > > > If we go that route, we need a team of volunteers from the community > who > > > wish to administer the contest and be the judges (or choose judges). > > > > > > But, we don't have to have a contest. If someone proposes a logo and > the > > > community likes it, then we can just vote to adopt it. > > > > > > If we have a contest, it needs a deadline. > > > > > > If we don't have a contest and someone wants to propose a new logo, > then > > > the deadline is: do it ASAP so that someone else won't beat you to it!! > > > > > > I'm okay with either path, contest or not. More below... > > > > > > - We are planning to come up with a logo with a mascot. As stated > above, a > > > > mascot should convey how we feel about this RTOS. So, may I ask for > you > > > > guys to share your opinions on NuttX? How do you feel and what do you > > > think > > > > about NuttX? Why do you use it? Which property of it makes it a > useful > > > tool > > > > for you? If you had to describe it with two or three words, which > words > > > > would you choose? I appreciate your opinions in advance. > > > > > > > > > I think NuttX is a very friendly community and I enjoy contributing > here. > > > > > > I use NuttX because of its commitment to standards support and runs on > many > > > MCU types from different vendors, so you don't have to rewrite all your > > > code when you switch MCU vendors. You can choose the best MCU for each > > > project. > > > > > > NuttX is a very international project. The sun never sets on NuttX > > > developers. We are on every continent (except perhaps Antarctica). So > if > > > the mascot is an animal, I think we don't want something indigenous to > only > > > one place. But I don't know what to suggest here... > > > > > > Those are my thoughts for now. > > > > > > Thanks for reviving this conversation! > > > > > > Cheers, > > > Nathan > > > >
