The drawing and the colours could be described as a little bit playful, I'd say. So Shotgun is a great contrast for that. And it underlines the power, yet the danger that comes from improper handling ;-).
And let's face it - the name just sticks. It already has, for some of us. "I call shotgun!" Am Donnerstag, 4. Dezember 2014 schrieb Manfred Moser : > Shotgun ... we dont need a reason for a name and it is funny to use the > name that came up in the design discussion due to a visual hole in the > owl's belly ;-) > > Ron Wheeler wrote on 03.12.2014 09:01: > > > Some nicknames > > Boo - since we started with a muti-cultural theme "hibou" is French for > > owl (Couche Tard is a chain that owns or operates 11,000 convenience > > stores that has an owl as its symbolso we had better not mess with their > > names) > > Ty (short for Tyton)- the family name for barn owls is Tytonidae - > > sounds like Titan (second order of divine beings noted for size and > > strength but got overthrown by their own children - the Olymians) > > Rap - the owl is a nocturnal raptor - "Maven Rapper" > > > > Ron > > > > On 03/12/2014 10:53 AM, Stephen Connolly wrote: > >> Vote threads: > >> > >> > http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/maven-users/201411.mbox/%3CCA%2BnPnMw%2Bn6KLx2Zg0R-d2_iWCyVYfKVYfGEzk7XGt08fU%3D0tMg%40mail.gmail.com%3E > >> > >> and > >> > >> > http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/maven-dev/201411.mbox/%3CCA+nPnMw+n6KLx2Zg0R-d2_iWCyVYfKVYfGEzk7XGt08fU=0...@mail.gmail.com%3E > >> > >> Results: > >> > >> +1: Stephen Connolly (pmc), Arnaud Héritier (pmc), James Green, Thorsten > >> Heit, Raphael Ackermann, Dominik Bartholdi (committer), Maxim > Solodovnik, > >> Andreas Gudian (committer), Paul Benedict, Alexandre Bretet, Mark > Struberg > >> (pmc), Dan Rollo, Kristian Rosenvold (pmc), Karl Heinz Marbaise (pmc), > Tony > >> Jewell, Emilio Lopez, Hilton Wichwski Silva, Daniel Kulp (pmc), Anders > >> Hammar (committer), Mirko Friedenhagen (committer), Olivier Lamy (pmc), > >> Stephane Nicoll (pmc), David Hoffer, Dennis Lundberg (pmc), Baptiste > >> Mathus, Hervé Boutemy (pmc), Eric Barboni > >> -1: Stephan Krull, Ralph Goers(pmc), Michale Osipov (committer) > >> > >> Total poll: 30 votes > >> +1: 27 votes > >> -1: 3 votes > >> > >> On the basis of a simple majority this proposal passes > >> > >> Thank you everyone for contributing your opinion. The next thing is to > >> decide if we want to give our mascot a nickname and if so what would > that > >> nickname be. > >> > >> I will commit the artwork to source control later today. > >> > >> -Stephen > >> > >> P.S. if you voted and I mis-spelled your name or provided an incorrect > >> association with the project, please accept my sincere apologies. > >> > > > > > > -- > > Ron Wheeler > > President > > Artifact Software Inc > > email: [email protected] <javascript:;> > > skype: ronaldmwheeler > > phone: 866-970-2435, ext 102 > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > <javascript:;> > > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > <javascript:;> > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] <javascript:;> > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > <javascript:;> > >
