2012/5/26 lluvia <[email protected]>
> It would be good for free software movement leaving the gnu icon just
> for the GNU operating system.
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> They are different concepts at all, since GNU is free software in the
> same way that some *BSDs or SuperTux are: they all satisfy the free
> software definition. I know that this distinction has been done very
> well yet and we have text material for writing a lot of books, but I'm
> missing a free software image/logo.
>
> I don't know if it would be good that FSF represents the free software
> idea beyond than working for it. At any case, in my opinion, the logo of
> FSF doesn't meet the purpose of presenting that something is free
> software (compatible). The main reason is that it is basically letters.
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Is the purpose of this campaign to create a label specific to free software?
If not, why not use the Free Cultural Works definition and logo?
In my opinion, even though an icon that represents well and clearly the
idea of freedom would be a good thing for the label, I think it's not that
important. When people start to see the label everywhere they'll get
curious and click on it, even if they don't understand the meaning of the
icon immediately.
But I agree the label should not use FSF's or GNU's logos if the label
is applicable to other things besides software.
> I liked a lot the original idea of relaunching the GNU image, but now I
> think that, instead, it should be better presenting a new free software
> image. The scope of GNU is limited, our mission is the adoption of free
> software, which is much more important.
>
> As an idea more for the brainstorming, I propose that the free software
> image/logo be based on a freedom symbol with some of the following
> elements {computers, bits, pixels, networks}. Human happiness or natural
> things such as flowers could be the freedom symbol, though.
>
> Some final thoughts that could be useful:
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> * Attribution to GNU for every free software piece could be considered
> unjust.
> * Gnus are not related with freedom in computing for most of people.
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Felipe Lopez
IntrosMedia <http://introsmedia.wordpress.com/>
