Trolling wrote: > "Chris Hoess" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message > [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > | In article <98p18.3576$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Trolling wrote: > | > I'm not kidding .. try this link while it's still up: > | > > | > http://www.mozilla.org/party/1998/mozilla.gif > | > > | > | Well, let me take your posting record (rather than your handle) at face > | value and assume you're interested in reasonable dialogue. > | > | 1) This issue has been argued over here. A lot. People's reaction to the > | symbol tends to vary greatly. This may depend on how much they've been > | exposed to Communism in life; I can't say. > | > | 2) The people in charge of the logo are aware of this. They aren't > | changing the logo right now, because there are legal issues involving the > | distribution of the images under the MPL/GPL/LGPL conflicting with > | Mozilla's desire to retain control over the logo. > | > | 3) It has been intimated that the distribution of this logo in Mozilla > | packages may already have deprived mozilla.org of control over the logo. > | If this is so, the logo will have to be replaced once the licensing of the > | images has been settled. > | > | 4) The logo appears to have been formulated as, if anything, a mild parody > | of Communism, not a declaration of sympathy. (Imagine the reaction of a > | typical Marxist bureaucrat upon hearing the "Open Source Revolution" > | compared to the Communist Revolution!) > | > | -- > | Chris Hoess > > I remember ( years ago ) when I first noticed the similarity between Mozilla > logos and graphics with red Communism regalia and I remember the > disappointment. Someone said to me that they weren't really such and I took > it at face value. But really they were. > > More recently, today actually, I became a bit incensed. > > Even though you act the apologist and there may well be perfectly > understandable explanations, I think the Mozilla crew should find a new set > of logos and graphics. The red Communist 'look' is just too offensive, even > insulting. > > I've tried out just about every one of the Mozilla milestones with > enthusiam, but my conscience got me today and I will no longer do so until > that 'look' is removed. > > Trolling > > >
YES, YES, YES,... Proposal: What about a white seagull on white ground!!! That would ensure nobody feels insulted. :-) Roland
