On Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 11:17 PM, Marc Paré <[email protected]> wrote:
> I think in the grand scheme of things, we should all acknowledge that > should the name "Mageia" not work, that a name change would be a > possibility, just as a logo change is still a possibility. We have seen this > from many OSS firms who went through this process. > > We should be careful in making the distro too "cottagey" or "home grown" in > looks and flavour. I would suggest that the long term vision for the distro > also include a commercial aspect. There should be a community driven distro > and a commercial distro (read server). If we organise under these terms, > then the choice of name, logo and branding changes. > > A name and logo for the Mageia project should exude a community spirit as > well a professional corporate spirit. Would a business have a problem > repeating "We use the Mageia distro to run our servers and our desktops."? I > personally think that the name is solid in this case, whether for community > or corporate use. Side note: I prefer the "soft g" sound of the name --- " > Mah jay ah " (more like the French "j'ai" sound) -- it sounds classy. > > So, the logo should then follow suit and exude the same feeling. It should > reflect both a feeling of community as well as bear the scrutiny of > corporate world. Would they feel confident in hanging our shingle (read > logo) on their website's front page? I too tend to sway more towards the > simple logo concept. I don't personally think that a magic wand would not > work in a corporate setting, this would then limit it's use. We would then > have to adopt a corporate logo. I am not sure if this would make good sense > as, in a way, we would then be fragmenting the distro. A solid logo for > both, in my opinion, would make the most sense. > > Marc > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Mageia-dev mailing list > [email protected] > https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-dev > I'm just a user. I totally agree, although I like to play a little. I do need a sleek and serious logo/symbol to the OS I use, usually a limo, but able to deploy a super-space-age-robot-ready-to-save-the-universe-if-necessary feeling. This is what I expect. Hope I did not scared you all :D. Hugs.
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