> The only problem I know is that there is already a Hungarian distro called > UHU-Linux, and they use an owl as their mascot. > http://www.uhulinux.hu/ > So if you are interested in using an Owl as mascot, it would be a good idea to > contact them. > Still I don't think it's as big a problem as Mono/Ximian's Chimp.
An owl is not a bad idea at all! I wonder why owls always are depicted as clever and wise in adventure games and fairytale... ? Whatever animal we choose, there will always be someone that have used it. AbiSource uses an ant and Perl uses a camel. As long we don't choose a butterfly or parrot (View Sonic), we should be pretty safe! =) As a footnote, can I tell that it is Pixar that have designed the MSN butterfly. > Another problem with the english word 'owl' is that it is the name of the old > Borland class library (Object Windows Library), but as it is obsolete > (AFAIK), it probably isn't a big deal. Especially if we use another word than > 'owl', like a translation. I doubt that a company can trademark an animal, just like Microsoft doesn't have a trademark for "windows". Martin _______________________________________________ Open-graphics mailing list [email protected] http://lists.duskglow.com/mailman/listinfo/open-graphics List service provided by Duskglow Consulting, LLC (www.duskglow.com)
