On 20 November 2014 12:05, Kristian Rosenvold <kristian.rosenv...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Might be careful with the name; http://corpo.couche-tard.com/en/ > > But shotgun owl will probably stick :) > See if we call him shotgun owl I'll have to draw a shotgun so that we can use him for threats... "I see you are not following the Maven way... be careful, or Shotgun Owl will be after you" ;-) OTOH if people really object to Couché-Tard we can just call him "Sleeps-Late" instead... but I am sure there is probably an insult in some language or other if we go with "Sleeps-Late"! Note: I am not sure my [skills of an artist][1] are up to drawing a shotgun. [1]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gz1DIIxmEE > I like it a lot :) > > K > > > 2014-11-20 11:49 GMT+01:00 Stephen Connolly < > stephen.alan.conno...@gmail.com>: > > The closest thing to a mascot that we have is > > > > http://maven.apache.org/images/maven-logo-2.gif > > "Arse on desk behind laptop while waiting for Maven to finish downloading > > the interwebs" > > > > I would like to call a vote in a couple of days to adopt M. Couché-Tard > (my > > own creation) as our mascot > > > > > http://people.apache.org/~stephenc/maven-logo-contest/maven-owl-5-large.png > > "M. Couché-Tard" > > > > In addition I am suggesting that we change the logo font to Alte Haas > > Grotesk Bold with italic applied by Inkscape > > > > I am also suggesting that we change the emphasis colour letter to the > v... > > as in version... and we all know that Maven helps manage versions of > > things... versions are very important to Maven. > > > > The emphasis colour would be #cc0000 to match the scarf worn by "M. > > Couché-Tard" > > > > My proposal would be to make these changes as a single vote, i.e. not > three > > separate votes, the vote would be for all these changes in one go... in > > order to avoid design by committee. > > > > Having said that, community is more important than a new logo or even > > having a mascot, so hence this discuss thread before actually calling a > > vote. > > > > This is something that not just the developers of Maven should have a say > > in... if we have a mascot and a refreshed logo we can use these as aid to > > help drive a site refresh that makes Maven easier to understand for > > newcomers and helps existing users find what they are looking for easier > > and faster. > > > > For anyone not following the dev list, here is my reasons for picking "M. > > Couché-Tard" as a mascot... > > > > The definition of a maven is "an expert or connoisseur"... in the context > > of Apache Maven, the idea is that Maven knows the conventions for > different > > types of software projects and is an expert in applying those > conventions. > > M. Couché-Tard is a wise fellow, sleeping-in while he waits for the > > interwebs to finish downloading... he may look cute but if crossed or > used > > incorrectly he will bite a chunk off your hand... but do right by him and > > he will do right by you. > > > > So WDYT? should I just call the vote already or do people want to think > it > > over a bit more! > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@maven.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@maven.apache.org > >
