On Thu, May 30, 2013 at 3:59 PM, Rob Weir <[email protected]> wrote:
> On May 30, 2013, at 6:30 PM, Donald Whytock <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Thu, May 30, 2013 at 6:27 PM, Hagar Delest <[email protected] > >wrote: > > > >> Le 30/05/2013 22:53, Rob Weir a écrit : > >> > >> I think the important thing is to realize that long-standing > >>> OpenOffice users, like you and me, have strong opinions and > >>> perceptions on this that are not necessarily reflective of the views > >>> of the broader user base. We're too close and too familiar with the > >>> old logo. So I discount your views on this just as I discount my own. > >>> I look more toward the survey for an unbiased view. > >> > >> OK but we should allow the users to decide if they want to keep the > >> current logo. If it's not among the other candidates, it denies this > right > >> to the users. > >> > >> I thought the current logo was among the surveyed logos...? > > > > The current logo is not really eligible since we have no vector source > for it. It was a quick hack for AOO 3.4.0 using a composited bitmap. > But it doesn't work with the full range of uses we need the logo for. > > Of course if anyone wants to make an vector version of the old logo, > using a free font, etc., then we can certainly consider it. That was > always a possibility, though it didn't seen to interest any designer. > > -Rob > My feeling is that we put out this survey to actually find out what the responders liked. It is certainly true that many of us really LIKE the existing logo. But I think that we should respect the outcome of the survey. There seemed to be a consensus both for the flat logo and the thinner letters. I think doing the survey and honoring the results is a good way to keep Apache OpenOffice relevant. > > > Don > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > > -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MzK "You can't believe one thing and do another. What you believe and what you do are the same thing." -- Leonard Peltier
