As an openSUSE user from 6.4 to 10.3 and now with 11.3 I prefer "Have a lot fun" than "A Novell business" - yes, for a time it was also on the logo.
On 14 November 2010 11:06, Kostas Koudaras <[email protected]> wrote: > > I agree with Bruno at the fun and the other use of f... part,also I > agree with Helen at the graphic part,why don't you try to give a > picture of people having fun instead of texting it? > I still get nervous when I hear Ubuntu's "linux for human beings" and > I think "Linux for the masses" or Fedora's "Fedora fails… and that’s a > good thing!" and I think "oh yes?for whom?", I first heard this after > trying to install Fedora 64 bit for a whole afternoon and failed > because of a bug or something that existed for my processor. I believe > you get my point ;-) > Kostas > > > > > 2010/11/13 Kim Leyendecker <[email protected]>: > > Well, German is easy: "Habt viel Spaß!" If you say it to somebody you know > > and you can you (german "Du") > > and "Haben Sie viel Spaß" if you... well that´s not easy to explain in > > English. On French it will be much difference than the English, I agree. My > > French is not so good, so I don´t can´t say what´s in French :( > > > > regards > > kdl > > > > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- From: Bruno Friedmann > > Sent: Saturday, November 13, 2010 10:09 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [opensuse-marketing] Have a lot of Fun - In the Logo! > > > > And (I forget) how would you deal with the i18n of this thing > > > > It's pretty impossible to get the same sense in french in a so short > > sentence. > > I'm pretty sure it's the same for German, what about the right to left > > language should we flip the geeko > > and those written top to bottom. > > > > Anyway for my opinion, the logo and just the mark is just good . > > > > > > > > On 11/13/2010 10:05 AM, Bruno Friedmann wrote: > >> > >> Yes and no second part :D > >> > >> In fact, the have lot's of fun, should automagically disappear, when a bug > >> hits you. > >> Becauce, it's not always a lot of fun but some sort of other f... > >> > >> I can easily make people very angry, when they are in trouble, and you > >> spread "wrong message". > >> > >> Imagine people blocked by a strike, and the slogan is "With our compagny > >> you're on time" etc... > >> > >> > >> > >> On 11/12/2010 04:35 AM, Helen wrote: > >>> > >>> Yes and no. > >>> > >>> I'm very sensitive to text, and hate having text on absolutely > >>> everything - I'm always compelled to read it. openSUSE I start to see > >>> as a graphic, but reading 'have a lot of fun' all the time, I'd be > >>> compelled to change my wallpaper. > >>> > >>> Simple=good. IMHO. > >>> > >>> I'd prefer to see 'have a lot of fun' jotted in casual typeface, like > >>> grafiti across at an angle below the logo, and only used in some > >>> cases. (eg merchandise, optional wallpaper). > >>> > >>> interesting idea though, to make the slogan more well known is > >>> worthwhile. > >>> > >>> best > >>> > >>> Helen > >>> > >>> On Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 5:57 AM, Kim Leyendecker > >>> <[email protected]> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> The openSUSE-Project have the slogan "Have a lot of fun", haven愒 it? I > >>>> think > >>>> the slogan should be in the logo. Maybe under the "openSUSE". If you > >>>> open > >>>> the picture I send with this mail, you see my idea. Yes, the logo is > >>>> really > >>>> little, but I think, their愀 a good marketing team;) > >>>> > >>>> Regards > >>>> kdl > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> _____________________________________________________________________________ > >>>> MfG Kim Leyendecker > >>>> [email protected] > >>>> ------------------------------------------------------ > >>>> World domination, fast - Linus Torvalds > >> > >> > > > > > > -- > > > > Bruno Friedmann (irc:tigerfoot) > > Ioda-Net Sàrl www.ioda-net.ch > > openSUSE Member > > User www.ioda.net/r/osu > > Blog www.ioda.net/r/blog > > fsfe fellowship www.fsfe.org > > GPG KEY : D5C9B751C4653227 > > vcard : http://it.ioda-net.ch/ioda-net.vcf > > -- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > > > > > > > > -- > http://opensuse.gr > http://amb.opensuse.gr > http://warlordfff.tk > me I am not me > ------- > Time travel is possible, you just need to know the right aliens > I gave exams for God , but I failed in miracles > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
