At 12:20 AM 04/03/02 +0800, Stas Bekman wrote: >> Jonathan, you did a great job. A vote was >> not required, but a nice thing to do. And now we have a logo picked by a >> vote.
>I'm not arguing about the design and votes (where if I read you >correctly you seem >to contradict yourself in the first part of your reply, where you say >that the votes >aren't binding) Of course, there's no rule I can't contradict myself ;) You mean where I said: "There's no mod_perl constitution that binds web site designers to any specific design selected by a vote." That's just bad writing -- I was trying to saying that there was nothing requiring us to have a vote in the first place. I think some people will be put out if the logo is modified from the winning design. >My only concern is that using 'modperl' in logo will lead to a situation >where people >will start using 'modperl' as the product name. But the product name is >'mod_perl', >like it ot not. I don't think that's a problem. Hey, look at the subject of this message. The slippery slope has started! It's kind of the Perl/perl issue in that it's used both ways and sometime incorrectly, but everyone knows what is meant (PERL is the one that bugs me;). It's not like people are going to say "I've installed modperl. Should I have installed mod_perl instead?" >I do agree that the logo looks nicer without the underscore, but it's >not so correct. Yes, but again it's just a graphic image, and the term mod_perl is used all over the site, so nobody will get that confused. How about an alt-tab that pops up "mod_perl" ;) On the other hand: I belong to a sailing club here in Berkeley that's all volunteer supported. It's been around for many many years (with many long-term members). We elect nine members to make decisions. Of course, we now have a mailing list, so unlike in the old days when things would only get done because someone did it, now things get debated so much that nothing gets done very quickly -- or when it gets done half the people feel like they got screwed. Most of the old-time members are wise. They know if you want to make a (reasonable) change, you just do it. People complain for a while, then everyone gets use to it, then it becomes the only way. ;) -- Bill Moseley mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
